Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Nikola Tesla
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2019
1. Nikola Tesla Marker
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 & Commerce • Science & Medicine.
Location. 43° 4.981′ N,
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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);
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2019
2. Nikola Tesla Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Nikola Tesla (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Luna Island (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); The Power of Niagara (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 17, 2019
3. Nikola Tesla Statue
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 507 times since then and 20 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.
