Download or read book Story of Summersville Dam and the Mighty Gauley River in the Hills of West Virginia written by Betty Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-20 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is non-fiction story of the construction of Summersville Dam in Summersville, WV. the largest earthen fill dam in the U.S. Interviews with displaced persons and construction workers. Dam built beginning in 1960, completed in 1966. Located in the remote Appalachian Mountains creating the largest lake in West Virginia.