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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Construction for frequency changer at Benning plant II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Construction for frequency c...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. View of opening in generator space (in mirror) I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. View of opening in generator...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Shaft water pump

Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Shaft water pump

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Smokestacks at Benning plant II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Smokestacks at Benning plant...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Buzzard Point plant from Naval airport II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Buzzard Point plant fr...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Architect drawing of Buzzard Point plant II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Architect drawing of B...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Construction work inside Buzzard Point plant V

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Construction work insi...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Main gate of Benning plant, closed

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Main gate of Benning plant, ...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Aerial view of Benning plant III

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Aerial view of Benning...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is a publicly traded utility company that provides electric service to customers in ... More

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Second turbine nearing completion at Buzzard Point plant IV

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Second turbine nearing...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Installation of rotor for 25,000 kw frequency changer at Benning plant

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Installation of rotor for 25...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Additions to Buzzard Point plant III

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Additions to Buzzard P...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Rear of Buzzard Point plant I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Rear of Buzzard Point ...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. 50,000 watt generator at Benning plant II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. 50,000 watt generator at Ben...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Generator unit no. 13 at Benning plant, bottom right 6,7,8

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Generator unit no. 13 at Ben...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Worn parts on turbine no. 2 VIII

Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Worn parts on turbine no....

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Worn parts on turbine no. 2 II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Worn parts on turbine no....

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Jenkins Central Power Plant, North side of U.S. Highway 23, south of Little Elkhorn Creek, Jenkins, Letcher County, KY

Jenkins Central Power Plant, North side of U.S. Highway 23, south of L...

Significance: This building is important to the historical development of mining activities near Jenkins, Kentucky because of its role in supplying electrical power to the surrounding mines operated by the Cons... More

Cooke Hydroelectric Plant, Powerhouse, Cook Dam Road at Au Sable River, Oscoda, Iosco County, MI

Cooke Hydroelectric Plant, Powerhouse, Cook Dam Road at Au Sable River...

Significance: It was designed by William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan, civil engineer who specialized in small and mid-sized hydroelectric plants in the Midwest. The Powerhouse shelters all the electrical gene... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...

Significance: Building 113 Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 20, Plant 4), a small bungalow cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Built in 1905,... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Lightning Arrestor Vault, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Lightning Arrestor Vault, ...

Significance: Building 125, Plant 4 (the vault originally containing the Plant 4 lightning arresting equipment), is significant because of its contribution to an understanding of the historic character of the p... More

Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More

S. U. M. Hydroelectric Plant, McBride Avenue, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

S. U. M. Hydroelectric Plant, McBride Avenue, Paterson, Passaic County...

Significance: The S.U.M. Hydroelectric Plant was constructed in 1912-1914 to meet the electrical power needs of the mill and factory owners and tenants in the Paterson area. It superceded the power canal syste... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...

Significance: Building 105 Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 4, Plant 4), a small bungalow cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Built in 1905, ... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Cottage No. 1, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Cottage No. 1, Bishop Cree...

Significance: Building 102 Plant 4 (formerly Cottage, Building No. 1, Plant 4), a small bungalow cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Built ... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Cottage No. 1, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Cottage No. 1, Bishop Cree...

Significance: Building 102 Plant 4 (formerly Cottage, Building No. 1, Plant 4), a small bungalow cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Built ... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...

Significance: Building 122 Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 29 Plant 4), a small Period Revival Style cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Bui... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...

Significance: Building 122 Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 29 Plant 4), a small Period Revival Style cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Bui... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...

Significance: Building 122 Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 29 Plant 4), a small Period Revival Style cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Bui... More

Edison Electric Illuminating Company, Charles L. Edgar Station, Bridge Street at Fore River, Weymouth, Norfolk County, MA

Edison Electric Illuminating Company, Charles L. Edgar Station, Bridge...

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Sewall's Falls Hydroelectric Facility, East end of Second Street spanning Merrimack River, Concord, Merrimack County, NH

Sewall's Falls Hydroelectric Facility, East end of Second Street spann...

Significance: The dam in Concord, New Hampshire, was one of the longest timber crib dams in the eastern U.S. On September 29, 1893, this became the second commercial supplier of three-phase electric current in ... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Switch Yard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Switch Yard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Cl...

Significance: It was the first and largest of the six major Federal switchyards at Hoover Dam. When the first stage of the switchyard began operations in 1936, it provided electricity at the highest voltages ev... More

Pennsylvania Station, New York Terminal Service Plant, 250 West Thirty-first Street, New York, New York County, NY

Pennsylvania Station, New York Terminal Service Plant, 250 West Thirty...

Significance: The New York Terminal Service Plant was constructed as an integral component of the original Pennsylvania Station complex and served as a power generation and control center for the station, its t... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 2, Lake Sabrina Dam, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 2, Lake Sabrina Dam, Bishop C...

Significance: It is significant because of its role in the early engineering concept and construction of the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. The dam is essentially unchanged from its date of construction, wi... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 2, Lake Sabrina Dam, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 2, Lake Sabrina Dam, Bishop C...

Significance: It is significant because of its role in the early engineering concept and construction of the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. The dam is essentially unchanged from its date of construction, wi... More

Washington Water Power Company Monroe Street Plant, Units 4 & 5, South Bank Spokane River, below Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane, Spokane County, WA

Washington Water Power Company Monroe Street Plant, Units 4 & 5, South...

Significance: Installed in Washington Water Power Company's (WWPC) Monroe Street Plant in 1903, Generating Units 4 and 5 are believed to be the oldest turbine-generator units still operating in the State of Was... More

Washington Water Power Company Monroe Street Plant, Units 4 & 5, South Bank Spokane River, below Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane, Spokane County, WA

Washington Water Power Company Monroe Street Plant, Units 4 & 5, South...

Significance: Installed in Washington Water Power Company's (WWPC) Monroe Street Plant in 1903, Generating Units 4 and 5 are believed to be the oldest turbine-generator units still operating in the State of Was... More

Washington Water Power Company Monroe Street Plant, Units 4 & 5, South Bank Spokane River, below Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane, Spokane County, WA

Washington Water Power Company Monroe Street Plant, Units 4 & 5, South...

Significance: Installed in Washington Water Power Company's (WWPC) Monroe Street Plant in 1903, Generating Units 4 and 5 are believed to be the oldest turbine-generator units still operating in the State of Was... More

Potomac Electric Power Co. View of PEPCO power plant I

Potomac Electric Power Co. View of PEPCO power plant I

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Frequency changer at Benning plant, side view

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Frequency changer at Benning...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Three 50,000 kilowatt turbines from crane, Buzzard Point plant

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Three 50,000 kilowatt ...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Turbine blades at Benning plant I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Turbine blades at Benning pl...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Aerial view of Benning plant I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Aerial view of Benning plant...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged machine parts at Buzzard Point plant IV

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged machine parts ...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Benning plant rear view

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Benning plant rear view

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Officials at new turbine at Buzzard Point plant

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Officials at new turbi...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Damaged dynamo at Benning plant I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Damaged dynamo at Benning pl...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Construction work inside Buzzard Point plant VI

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Construction work insi...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Turbine blades at Benning plant III

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Turbine blades at Benning pl...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Magnetic fan made for electric machinery co. (Mr. Kyle) II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Magnetic fan made for ele...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Interior of Buzzard Point plant III

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Interior of Buzzard Po...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. High tension wires

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. High tension wires

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Exterior of Buzzard Point plant II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Exterior of Buzzard Po...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Coal handling machines at Buzzard Point plant III

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Coal handling machines...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Flag raising ceremonies at Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Flag raising ceremonies at P...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Generator parts, Buzzard Point plant II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Generator parts, Buzza...

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Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 3, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 3, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo...

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Manchester Street Generating Station, Manchester Street Station, 460 Eddy Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Manchester Street Generating Station, Manchester Street Station, 460 E...

Significance: The Manchester Street Station building is significant both for its architecture and its historical function. An important local example of industrial architecture which embodies industrial design... More

U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...

Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More

U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

U.S. Naval Air Station, Power Plant, 328 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...

Significance: Constructed from 1905 to 1907, the Power Plant is among the most significant architectural landmarks within Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. With its grand scale and finely crafted detailing and... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 6, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 6, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo...

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Lafayette Street Railway Powerhouse, 2 South Street, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, IN

Lafayette Street Railway Powerhouse, 2 South Street, Lafayette, Tippec...

Significance: The first electric street railway system was installed in Richmond, Virginia in 1887. Based on its success, the City of Lafayette, Indiana, authorized the Lafayette Street Railway Co. to convert ... More

Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, 1907 Powerhouse, North Bank of Snake River, at West end of penstock, Tipperary Corner, Jerome County, ID

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, 1907 Powerhouse, North Bank of S...

Significance: The powerhouse, with its two horizontal shaft systems, was the focal point of the first hydroelectric development at Shoshone Falls. In 1907, the powerhouse generated 500 kilowatts of power. With ... More

Hoover Dam, Nevada State Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Nevada State Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Cl...

Significance: It was the smallest of the six major Federal switchyards at Hoover Dam. This switchyard was constructed to be the principal point at which Nevada's allocation of power from Hoover Dam could be del... More

Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Powerhouse, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon River, Croton, Newaygo County, MI

Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Powerhouse, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Ri...

Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant powerhouse was designed by William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan, civil engineer who specialized in the design of small and mid-sized hydroelectric plants in the Mid... More

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 mile...

Significance: Seattle City Light, during the construction of the Skagit Power Development, maintained a dedication to quality. This becomes evident in the ornamental details of Diablo Powerhouse. Unit 31 in t... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Cottage No. 1, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Cottage No. 1, Bishop Cree...

Significance: Building 102 Plant 4 (formerly Cottage, Building No. 1, Plant 4), a small bungalow cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Built ... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo...

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Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo...

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Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Channel Drive, Lockport, Will County, IL

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Ch...

Significance: The Lockport Power House and Dam were built as part of an extension to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Illinois State Legislature authorized the Sanitary District to develop a water ... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...

Significance: Building 122 Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 29 Plant 4), a small Period Revival Style cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Bui... More

Pratt Street Power Plant, South of Pratt Street on Pier 4, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Pratt Street Power Plant, South of Pratt Street on Pier 4, Baltimore, ...

Significance: The Pratt Street Power Plant is a striking example of early 20th century industrial architecture and one of 11 buildings to survive the Baltimore Fire of 1904. The central and southern buildings ... More

Illinois Power Company, Marseilles Hydro-electric Plant, North bank of Illinois River, Marseilles, La Salle County, IL

Illinois Power Company, Marseilles Hydro-electric Plant, North bank of...

Significance: Built as part of the expansion of the Illinois Traction System, the Marseilles Hydro-Electric Plant still has three of the original (1912) generator-turbine units in place. Survey number: HAER IL... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Switch Yard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Switch Yard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Cl...

Significance: It was the first and largest of the six major Federal switchyards at Hoover Dam. When the first stage of the switchyard began operations in 1936, it provided electricity at the highest voltages ev... More

Pennsylvania Station, New York Terminal Service Plant, 250 West Thirty-first Street, New York, New York County, NY

Pennsylvania Station, New York Terminal Service Plant, 250 West Thirty...

Significance: The New York Terminal Service Plant was constructed as an integral component of the original Pennsylvania Station complex and served as a power generation and control center for the station, its t... More

Pennsylvania Station, New York Terminal Service Plant, 250 West Thirty-first Street, New York, New York County, NY

Pennsylvania Station, New York Terminal Service Plant, 250 West Thirty...

Significance: The New York Terminal Service Plant was constructed as an integral component of the original Pennsylvania Station complex and served as a power generation and control center for the station, its t... More

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, Newaygo County, MI

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, New...

Significance: Consumers Power Company built the Hardy Hydroelectric Plant in the early 1930s as a link in its system of electric power generation. In designing and building Hardy, the company found a way to ere... More

Wyoming Air National Guard Base, Electric, Air & Heating Plant, Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY

Wyoming Air National Guard Base, Electric, Air & Heating Plant, Cheyen...

Survey number: HAER WY-16-F Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wyoming Air National Guard Base, Electric, Air & Heating Plant, Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY

Wyoming Air National Guard Base, Electric, Air & Heating Plant, Cheyen...

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Bonneville Project, Powerhouse No.1, Spanning Bradford Slough, from Bradford Island, Bonneville, Multnomah County, OR

Bonneville Project, Powerhouse No.1, Spanning Bradford Slough, from Br...

Survey number: HAER OR-11-E Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construction

Potomac Power Plant, On West Virginia Shore of Potomac River, about 1 mile upriver from confluence with Shenandoah River, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Potomac Power Plant, On West Virginia Shore of Potomac River, about 1 ...

Significance: The Potomac Power Plant was an innovative small hydroelectric facility that operated from 1899 to 1991, originally as part of a wood pulp mill (built 1888), and solely as a power house after a fir... More

Elwha River Hydroelectric System, Elwha Hydroelectric Dam & Plant, Port Angeles, Clallam County, WA

Elwha River Hydroelectric System, Elwha Hydroelectric Dam & Plant, Por...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N465 Survey number: HAER WA-130-A

Washington Water Power Company Monroe Street Plant, Units 4 & 5, South Bank Spokane River, below Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane, Spokane County, WA

Washington Water Power Company Monroe Street Plant, Units 4 & 5, South...

Significance: Installed in Washington Water Power Company's (WWPC) Monroe Street Plant in 1903, Generating Units 4 and 5 are believed to be the oldest turbine-generator units still operating in the State of Was... More

Elwha River Hydroelectric System, Glines Hydroelectric Dam & Plant, Port Angeles, Clallam County, WA

Elwha River Hydroelectric System, Glines Hydroelectric Dam & Plant, Po...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N466 Survey number: HAER WA-130-B

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 5, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 5, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo...

Survey number: HAER CA-145-5 Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Buzzard Point plant from across river I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Buzzard Point plant fr...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Exterior of Buzzard Point plant from across river

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Exterior of Buzzard Po...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Machinery I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Machinery I

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged machine parts at Buzzard Point plant XI

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged machine parts ...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Damaged dynamo at Benning plant II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Damaged dynamo at Benning pl...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Frequency changer view at Benning plant I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Frequency changer view at Be...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Frequency changer view at Benning plant III

Potomac Electric Power Co. Benning plant. Frequency changer view at Be...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Remetal damaged parts IV

Potomac Electric Power Co. Alexandria plant. Remetal damaged parts IV

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Men in front of machine at Buzzard Point plant

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Men in front of machin...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged machine parts at Buzzard Point plant IX

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged machine parts ...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged electric motor at Buzzard Point plant I

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Damaged electric motor...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Coal pile at night at Buzzard Point plant

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Coal pile at night at ...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Construction of foundation for second turbine at Buzzard Point plant III

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Construction of founda...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Coal handling machines at Buzzard Point plant II

Potomac Electric Power Co. Buzzard Point plant. Coal handling machines...

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