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Nikola Tesla

 
 
Nikola Tesla Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2019
1. Nikola Tesla Marker
Inscription.
Nikola Tesla
1856 – 1943
Inventor of Alternating
Current Induction Motor

Members of the working group
through whose efforts this statue was
erected and dedicated
July 23, 1976

Niagara Frontier State Park & Recreation Committee Staff
H. Emmet Brodower • Raymond Rosoducki • Mario J. Prastro •
John R. Seager • Donald Sweatman

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Robert M. Cleary, Jr. • Norman E. Crowe, Jr. • E. Alfred Coborne

Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Douglas A. Deldecos • David Frilland

Government of Yugoslavia
Vasa Veskovic, Consul General • Miladin Lelic • Davorin Hotks • Miloje Popovic

Yugoslav – American Bicentennial Committee
Bogdan Maglich

Buffalo World Hospitality Association
Steven Knezevich

Higgins Construction Company
Charles Fink

Canisius College
Jerome D. Wichlac

Niagara Frontier State Park & Recreation Commission
George M. Martin, Chairman
Edward A. Atwill • Jack E. Cellman • Clarence A. Hackett • Paul A. Schoellkopf • Bruno A. Scrufari • George J. Trimper

 
Erected 1976.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceScience & Medicine.
 
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4.981′ N, 79° 4.261′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County. Marker can be reached from Goat Island Road. Marker is located on Goat Island, near the stairs to Luna Island and the Bridal Veil Falls. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Niagara Falls NY 14303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Nikola Tesla (here, next to this marker); Cave of the Winds Elevator (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Niagara River Corridor Important Bird Area (about 300 feet away); Original Stepping Stone (about 300 feet away); The Cave of the Winds (about 400 feet away); Cave of the Winds and Bridal Veil Falls (about 500 feet away); World's First Hydroelectric Power Plant (about 500 feet away); The Power Portal (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.
 
Nikola Tesla Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2019
2. Nikola Tesla Marker
Nikola Tesla Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2019
3. Nikola Tesla Statue
Nikola Tesla Statue - Distant View image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, March 27, 2020
4. Nikola Tesla Statue - Distant View
This view is from Luna Island, separated from Goat Island by Bridal Veil Falls. The statue is at the northwest corner of Goat Island, overlooking the Niagara Gorge, Luna Island, the American Falls, and the Bridal Veil Falls. Mist from the dominant Horseshoe Falls is in the background. Niagara Falls State Park is almost empty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   4. submitted on March 27, 2020, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.

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