Near Lewiston in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Niagara Power Project

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 24, 2025
1. Niagara Power Project Marker
Niagara Power Project Historic District
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
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National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
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The New York Power Authority's Niagara Power Project has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the U. S. Department of the Interior - 2017.
First Power: 1961
Erected 2017 by New York Power Authority.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.
Location. 43° 8.434′ N, 79° 2.34′ W. Marker is near Lewiston, New York, in Niagara County. It can be reached from Power Vista Drive east of Lewiston Road (New York State Route 104), on the left when traveling east. Marker is located at the entrance to the Niagara Power Vista Visitors Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5777 Lewiston Road, Lewiston NY 14092, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 the North Atlantic Region, 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: Fighting for Homeland (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant Turbine (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Thomas F. Hopkins (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clet Hall, Marillac Hall, Laboure Hall (about 800 feet away); Varsity Village (1939), Timon Hall (1952) (about 800 feet away); Alumni Hall / Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Vincent's Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dunleavy Hall (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewiston.
Also see . . . The Niagara Falls Power Project. Niagara Falls National Heritage Area website. (Submitted on July 4, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
