Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
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 & Commerce • Science & Medicine.
Location. 43° 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.
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.