Niagara Falls in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Nikola Tesla

Inventor

— 1856-1943 —

Nikola Tesla Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 21, 2010

1. Nikola Tesla Marker

Inscription. The St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, Niagara Falls, in partnership with the Niagara Parks Commission, have erected this monument to Nikola Tesla. Physicist, inventor, electrical engineer. Tesla developed the world's first hydroelectric power system used here at Niagara Falls.

Erected 2006 by St. George Serbian Orthodox Church and the Niagara Parks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 43° 4.897′ N, 79° 4.702′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is on Niagara Parkway 0.3 kilometers south of Murray Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is mounted on a low rock a few steps from the statue of Tesla. The marker site is in Queen Victoria Park, about a 2 minute walk north of the main visitor complex on the Canadian side of the Falls. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6342 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls ON L2G 2J3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Nikola Tesla (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Nikola Tesla (a few steps from this marker); Table Rock (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Tightrope Walker Nik Wallenda (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Table Rock House (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Niagara Parks 1888 - 2013 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Louis Hennepin 1626 - c. 1705 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); José María Heredia (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Nikola Tesla Monument

Also see . . .
1. Nikola Tesla Monument within Queen Victoria Park.... The Tesla Society of New York's page for the Tesla monument at Niagara Falls. Includes numerous photos of the monument's dedication ceremony. At nearly the very bottom of the page is a photograph of an historical marker commemorating the initial operations of Thomas Edison's electical power plant in New York in 1882, which would seemingly belie both claims that the Tesla-engineered power plant at Niagara was the "first hydroelectic power plant" (Tesla Society) or the "world's first hydroelectic power system" (Tesla marker). (Submitted on February 5, 2011.)

2. PBS: Tesla - Master of Lightning - Harnessing Niagara

Nikola Tesla image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bain News Service

2. Nikola Tesla

An undated portrait of Tesla, from the George Grantham Bain Collection Library of Congress [LC-B2- 1026-9].

. PBS' background material on Tesla's work on the power plant at Niagara:...the first power reached Buffalo at midnight, November 16, 1896....The first one thousand horsepower of electricity surging to Buffalo was claimed by the street railway company, but already the local power company had orders from residents for five thousand more. Within a few years the number of generators at Niagara Falls reached the planned ten, and power lines were electrifying New York City.... (Submitted on February 5, 2011.)

3. Nikola Tesla - Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 10, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

Closeup of Nikola Tesla statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 21, 2010

3. Closeup of Nikola Tesla statue

Nikola Tesla - Statue and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 21, 2010

4. Nikola Tesla - Statue and Marker

Unveiled on July 9, 2006, this bronze statue by Les Drysdale depicts Tesla atop an AC motor, in commemoration of Tesla's engineering achievements at Niagara Falls.

Nikola Tesla Monument overlooks Niagara Falls. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patricia Strat, October 7, 2012

5. Nikola Tesla Monument overlooks Niagara Falls.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 2,706 times since then and 72 times this year. Last updated on September 5, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 5, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 5. submitted on October 8, 2012, by Patricia Strat of Oakton, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.