Safe Harbor

Conestoga Twp, Lancaster County, PA

Safe Harbor as described in 1940 [1]

Safe Harbor was formerly a settlement of Susquehanna River shad fishermen. It is near site of the Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Plant with a capacity of 510,000 horsepower. The long concrete dam has created a wide lake. Below the dam is a watery bog. Partial operation began in 1934. This plant, in conjunction with the Hollywood Plant down river, supplies electric power to an area embracing Baltimore, Lancaster and York.

1. Writers Program of the Works Progress Administration in the State of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, A Guide to the Keystone State, 1940, American Guide Series, Oxford University Press, New York

Nearby Neighborhoods

Street Names
Powerhouse Road • River Road