Gas Electric Light and Power, a predecessor company of Constellation Energy for $200,000 in stock. Consolidated constructed a new head gate and sluice after the purchase. The dam continued to generate electrical power within its interior until 1924 when it was closed due to the competition of larger, more powerful plants. The 38 acre property was sold to the State of Maryland on 22 July 1938 on the condition that the property would not be resold to competition to generate electricity or be developed in the future. Although the dam was severely damaged by the flood of Hurricane Agnes 1972, much of the dam still stands, although the dam has been gutted leaving only a mud filled shell. The gate house structures which did survive have been removed since the storm left them unsafe. A semi-exposed sewer line remains onsite. In 1979 the state of Maryland budgeted $30,000 to investigate stabilizing the dam. In 1992 the Department of Natural Resources added a $1.58 million fish ladder to allow migrating fish to swim upstream without being blocked by the dam. More controversy has risen about the American eel in that the dam blocks their passage as well. Removal The removal of Bloede's Dam started in September 2017 with work expected to be completed by the spring of 2019. An 8 million dollar request for proposal was prepared by American Rivers nonprofit in 2016 to demolish the dam to expose and remove 1,700 feet of non-supported sewer pipe situated on silt built up behind the facility. Silt is expected to overload river two years before recovery. The removal of the dam is expected to remove a hazard where nine deaths occurred since the 1980s to be replaced with a swift shallow rocky area for kayaking. Two dams upstream of Bloede's Dam, Simkins and Union, were removed in 2010. Removal of Bloede's Dam will leave Daniels Dam as the last remaining dam along the main branch of the Patapsco River. See also Patapsco Valley State Park List of Maryland state parks Footnotes and References Much of the information found here was provided by the Baltimore County Public Library. External links Maryland Department of Natural Resources Patapsco Valley State Park Baltimore County Public Library 'Legacy Web' Buildings and structures in Baltimore County, Maryland Dams in Maryland Buildings and structures in Howard County, Maryland Former dams United States state-owned dams Dams with fish ladders