I went to Mission Dam on the Hiawassee River in Clay County, North Carolina, a place I had never been before. In the almost fifty years I've lived in the area, I had often passed roads saying Mission - Dam and thought perhaps there had once been an Indian mission in Clay County years ago. I have not yet learned about a mission, but I did find the dam and Duke Energy Hydro Station.
There is a road crossing the dam with a warning sign. It would be unsafe to loiter in the area.
Also, there are "You will be arrested" signs.
Official photo, Duke Power
