“Table Rock Dam will be built across the big sand bar.”
Most bluffs along Ozark rivers are named. Table Rock Bluff had a relatively flat top (hence the name).
The spot was accessible by road and afforded an impressive view of the pre-dam river valley. A visit to this overlook was on many vacationers’ itinerary.
In 1922, Empire District Electric applied for and received a preliminary permit to build a large dam at Table Rock, five miles southwest of Hollister.
