whole town was sold to build the dam, and residents were forced to move away. Youtube/TheSCTVguy Typically, dams are named after the nearest town when they are built, but rather than use the name "Gad Dam," the US Army Corps of Engineers decided to use the name of the next nearest town, Summersville. Occasionally Summersville Lake is drained for repairs, and you can still see parts of the roadway, foundations, and carvings in the rock from Gad’s former residents. Although those who lived...
