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Marker for the Adams Hydroelectric Power Station in Niagara Falls as mentioned on the marker. Markers for the Connecting Terminal Elevator and the Great Northern Elevator.
 
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1 New York, Niagara County, Niagara Falls — World's First Hydroelectric Power Plant
This is the original arch entrance to the Adams Station, the world's first hydroelectric power plant. Electric power, its transmission in commercial quantities to remote distances, the design and building of the first large electrical equipment- . . . Map (db m74275) HM
2 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, First Ward — The Connecting Terminal ElevatorThe Industrial Heritage Trail
The Connecting Terminal Elevator stands on the west side of the City Ship Canal immediately upstream of its confluence with the Buffalo River. The existing facility is actually the second elevator built on the site. The first Connecting Terminal . . . Map (db m85269) HM
3 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, First Ward — General Mills and Great Northern ElevatorsThe Industrial Heritage Trail
General Mills Grain Elevator The General Mills Grain Elevator was originally known as the Washburn Crosby Elevator. In 1903, Washburn Crosby built a set of nine bins known as Elevator A next to the flour mill on South Michigan Avenue that was . . . Map (db m85371) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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May. 5, 2024