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Havre Rainbow Transmission Line, Havre City to Great Falls vicinity, Montana, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT

Havre Rainbow Transmission Line, Havre City to Great Falls vicinity, M...

Significance: The Transmission Line is significant as a contributing element of the Fort Peck Town Site and Dam Multiple Resource Property. It maintains its integrity and is directly associated with the constru... More

Havre Rainbow Transmission Line, Havre City to Great Falls vicinity, Montana, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT

Havre Rainbow Transmission Line, Havre City to Great Falls vicinity, M...

Significance: The Transmission Line is significant as a contributing element of the Fort Peck Town Site and Dam Multiple Resource Property. It maintains its integrity and is directly associated with the constru... More

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse 8, Operator Cottage, Big Creek, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse 8, Operator Cottage, Big Cr...

Significance: Building 105, Powerhouse 8, is one of the few surviving examples of operator housing from the Big Creek System period of significance (1911-1929). Its significance derives from its contribution t... More

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse 8, Operator Cottage, Big Creek, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse 8, Operator Cottage, Big Cr...

Significance: Building 105, Powerhouse 8, is one of the few surviving examples of operator housing from the Big Creek System period of significance (1911-1929). Its significance derives from its contribution t... More

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse 8, Operator Cottage, Big Creek, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse 8, Operator Cottage, Big Cr...

Significance: Building 105, Powerhouse 8, is one of the few surviving examples of operator housing from the Big Creek System period of significance (1911-1929). Its significance derives from its contribution t... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...

Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...

Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...

Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...

Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end of Building 107 at intersection of Third Avenue & Ninth Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 108 was originally buil... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end of Building 107 at intersection of Third Avenue & Ninth Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 108 was originally buil... More

Stanely R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Radar Power Plant, Southeast of, & adjacent to, Missile Site Control Building, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

Stanely R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Radar Power Plant...

Survey number: HAER ND-9-AU Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Clubhouse Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake, Mono County, CA

Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Clubhouse Cottage, Rush Creek, June L...

Significance: Building 108 is one of the earliest Rush Creek worker cottages. Designed by the Riverside, California architect, W.C. Tanner, it combines Craftsman Bungalow and English Cottage styles. The Rush ... More

Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Clubhouse Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake, Mono County, CA

Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Clubhouse Cottage, Rush Creek, June L...

Significance: Building 108 is one of the earliest Rush Creek worker cottages. Designed by the Riverside, California architect, W.C. Tanner, it combines Craftsman Bungalow and English Cottage styles. The Rush ... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Cooling Tower, In Limited Access Area, between Service Roads D & A, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Cooling Tower, In Limited Acce...

Significance: The tower provided cooling water to the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Power Plant during normal surveillance operations. Survey number: HAER ND-9-S Building/structure dates: 1972 Initial Construction

Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Date Street north o...

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Pennsylvania-New Jersey Interconnection Bushkill to Roseland Transmission Line, From Roseland Borough, Essex County, through Morris County and Sussex County to Hardwick Township, Warren County, Roseland, Essex County, NJ

Pennsylvania-New Jersey Interconnection Bushkill to Roseland Transmiss...

Significance: The creation of the 210-mile-long transmission line known as the Pennsylvania-New Jersey Interconnection (PNJ) was a significant step in the extension of efficient and reliable electrical supply t... More

Commonwealth Edison Company, Crawford Electrical Generating Station, 3501 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Commonwealth Edison Company, Crawford Electrical Generating Station, 3...

Significance: The buildings of the Crawford Electric Generating Station were designed by the renowned architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White; the Crawford Station also reflects the rapid expan... More

Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Ric...

Significance: Designed to enable the navigation of the Broad and Congaree Rivers at their confluence in Columbia, the canal was completed in 1824 and enlarged in 1891; the 1891 portion of the canal is the signi... More

Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Ric...

Significance: Designed to enable the navigation of the Broad and Congaree Rivers at their confluence in Columbia, the canal was completed in 1824 and enlarged in 1891; the 1891 portion of the canal is the signi... More

Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Ric...

Significance: Designed to enable the navigation of the Broad and Congaree Rivers at their confluence in Columbia, the canal was completed in 1824 and enlarged in 1891; the 1891 portion of the canal is the signi... More

Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission Line, West bank of the Missouri River, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT

Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission L...

Significance: The transmission line played an integral role in the growth of Montana's electrical and mining industries in the first half of the twentieth century. Its construction enabled the transmission of h... More

Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission Line, West bank of the Missouri River, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT

Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission L...

Significance: The transmission line played an integral role in the growth of Montana's electrical and mining industries in the first half of the twentieth century. Its construction enabled the transmission of h... More

Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission Line, West bank of the Missouri River, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT

Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission L...

Significance: The transmission line played an integral role in the growth of Montana's electrical and mining industries in the first half of the twentieth century. Its construction enabled the transmission of h... More

Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission Line, West bank of the Missouri River, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT

Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission L...

Significance: The transmission line played an integral role in the growth of Montana's electrical and mining industries in the first half of the twentieth century. Its construction enabled the transmission of h... More

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap C...

Significance: The Central Power Station at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was constructed in 1910 as the Shipyard's first Central Steam/Power Station. It was the principal power plant for the buildings and equipme... More

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap C...

Significance: The Central Power Station at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was constructed in 1910 as the Shipyard's first Central Steam/Power Station. It was the principal power plant for the buildings and equipme... More

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap C...

Significance: The Central Power Station at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was constructed in 1910 as the Shipyard's first Central Steam/Power Station. It was the principal power plant for the buildings and equipme... More

Washington Terminal Company Power Plant, First Avenue Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Terminal Company Power Plant, First Avenue Northeast, Washi...

Significance: This steam power plant was torn down to make way for the Washington "Metro" subway system. It was originally constructed to provide heat and electric power for Union Station, and compressed air f... More

Washington Terminal Company Power Plant, First Avenue Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Terminal Company Power Plant, First Avenue Northeast, Washi...

Significance: This steam power plant was torn down to make way for the Washington "Metro" subway system. It was originally constructed to provide heat and electric power for Union Station, and compressed air f... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Steam Plant Building, Menoher Road & Dyess Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Steam Plant Buil...

This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: The Rushmore Air Force Station Steam Plant Building is significant for its association with American Military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1... More

Montana-Dakota Utilities Building, 2603 2nd Avenue North, Billings, Yellowstone County, MT

Montana-Dakota Utilities Building, 2603 2nd Avenue North, Billings, Ye...

STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is significant for the supportive role the growing power company played in the development of Billings and for the strong clarity of architectural expression typical of the... More

Hoover Dam, Henderson-Mead Transmission Line 2, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Henderson-Mead Transmission Line 2, Spanning Colorado Rive...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Previously known as a segment of the Davis-Hoover and the Hoover-Mead Transmission Lines, the documented segment of the Henderson-Mead Transmission Line 2 was con... More

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Big Creek Town, Operator House, Orchard Avenue south of Huntington Lake Road, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Big Creek Town, Operator House, Orchar...

Significance: Operator house (building 105) was one of four operator houses built in Cascada (later Big Creek) adjacent to Powerhouse No. 1 in 1912-1913. These were the first permanent operator houses in the B... More

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Big Creek Town, Operator House, Orchard Avenue south of Huntington Lake Road, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Big Creek Town, Operator House, Orchar...

Significance: Operator house (building 105) was one of four operator houses built in Cascada (later Big Creek) adjacent to Powerhouse No. 1 in 1912-1913. These were the first permanent operator houses in the B... More

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Big Creek Town, Operator House, Orchard Avenue south of Huntington Lake Road, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Big Creek Town, Operator House, Orchar...

Significance: Operator house (building 105) was one of four operator houses built in Cascada (later Big Creek) adjacent to Powerhouse No. 1 in 1912-1913. These were the first permanent operator houses in the B... More

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Big Creek Town, Operator House, Orchard Avenue south of Huntington Lake Road, Big Creek, Fresno County, CA

Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Big Creek Town, Operator House, Orchar...

Significance: Operator house (building 105) was one of four operator houses built in Cascada (later Big Creek) adjacent to Powerhouse No. 1 in 1912-1913. These were the first permanent operator houses in the B... More

Naval Air Station Fallon, Power Plant, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, Power Plant, 800 Complex, off Carson Road ne...

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Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, .5 mile north of Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie, King County, WA

Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, .5 mile north of Snoqualmie, S...

Significance: The Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project was completed in 1898 and includes a cavity generating station, constructed some 250 feet below the surface of the river and about 300 feet from the edge... More

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Power House, Northwest Corner of East Harlow Avenue & North Page Street, Aurora, Adams County, CO

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Power House, Northwest Corner of East Har...

Survey number: HABS CO-172-AR Public domain photograph of Colorado railroad, train track, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Power House, Northwest Corner of East Harlow Avenue & North Page Street, Aurora, Adams County, CO

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Power House, Northwest Corner of East Har...

Survey number: HABS CO-172-AR Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ames Hydroelectric Plant, Ames, San Miguel County, CO

Ames Hydroelectric Plant, Ames, San Miguel County, CO

Significance: In 1890-91 L.L. Nunn built the world's first single-phase AC power transmission system at Ames in order to power the nearby Gold King Mine's stamp mill. The plant operated under a head of 320 feet... More

Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento County, CA

Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento Coun...

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Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento County, CA

Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento Coun...

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Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento County, CA

Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento Coun...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape with a watermill, water, decayed building, 18th, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento County, CA

Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento Coun...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building interior, power generator, furnace, boiler, 20th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bay City Traction & Electric Company, Power Station, 301 Washington Street, Bay City, Bay County, MI

Bay City Traction & Electric Company, Power Station, 301 Washington St...

Significance: the Bay City Traction and Electric Power Company Power Station was constructed as a steam generating plant providing power for interurban electric traction transportation in Bay City. This buildin... More

Bay City Traction & Electric Company, Power Station, 301 Washington Street, Bay City, Bay County, MI

Bay City Traction & Electric Company, Power Station, 301 Washington St...

Significance: the Bay City Traction and Electric Power Company Power Station was constructed as a steam generating plant providing power for interurban electric traction transportation in Bay City. This buildin... More

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

Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, ...

Significance: It is one of six switchyards built between 1935 and 1952 to provide terminals for major transmission lines carrying electricity to markets in California, Nevada, and Arizona. All of these faciliti... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach Drive, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach Drive, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake River, below American Falls Dam, American Falls, Power County, ID

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...

Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake River, below American Falls Dam, American Falls, Power County, ID

American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...

Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Bould...

Significance: It was a critical element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. Although it was associated by name with the Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light 387.5/275 switchyard, t... More

Ricks Estate, Electric Power Generating Mill (Ruin), Stone Bridge Road, Hot Springs, Garland County, AR

Ricks Estate, Electric Power Generating Mill (Ruin), Stone Bridge Road...

See also Ricks Estate, Stone Bridge, HABS No. AR-34-B; & Ricks Estate, Boathouse, HABS No. AR-34-C. For Hot Springs Bathhouses, see HABS Nos. AR-28 through AR-28-I, & the Pythian Bathhouse, HABS No. AR-29. Sur... More

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

Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Spillway, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Rive...

Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant spillway was a key design feature of this electrical generation complex, an important example of the work of William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan civil engineer who... More

Grand Canyon Power Plant, Coconino, Coconino County, AZ

Grand Canyon Power Plant, Coconino, Coconino County, AZ

Survey number: HAER AZ-2 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 87001411

Allen Park Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 10, Southfield Expressway & Outer Drive, Allen Park, Wayne County, MI

Allen Park Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 10, Southfie...

Significance: Building 10, the Boiler House, was the first structure completed at the Allen Park Veterans Administration Hospital in 1938. Before the hospital could be opened, the complex first needed power an... More

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...

Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More

Georgia Power Atlanta Division Building, 143 Alabama Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Georgia Power Atlanta Division Building, 143 Alabama Street, Atlanta, ...

Significance: This Art Moderne six story Flemish bond brick, marble, and limestone building features a flat roof, rounded corners, and horizontal bands of windows. The building was known as the Atlanta Constit... More

Triangle Building, 1333 Warren Avenue & 1300 Broadway, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Triangle Building, 1333 Warren Avenue & 1300 Broadway, Columbus, Musco...

Significance: Architecture: The only "flat-iron" building in Columbus, this structure uses the mansard-type tile roof reminiscent of Spanish Architecture. A modern building for the 1920s in Columbus, it uses ca... More

Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, B...

Significance: It was the second-largest Federal switchyard at Hoover Dam, the switchyard provided needed power for expansion of irrigation and municipal water supplies in California during and after WWII, but i... More

Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, B...

Significance: It was the second-largest Federal switchyard at Hoover Dam, the switchyard provided needed power for expansion of irrigation and municipal water supplies in California during and after WWII, but i... More

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River along Hauser Dam Road, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River...

Significance: The Hauser Hydroelectric Facility Historic District is significant for its association with the industrial development of Montana in the early twentieth century and the consolidation of most of th... 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

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

Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Worker Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake, Mono County, CA

Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Worker Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake...

Significance: Building 104 is one of the earliest Rush Creek worker cottages. Designed by the Riverside, California architect, W.C. Tanner, it combines Craftsman Bungalow and English Cottage styles. The Rush ... More

Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, Plant Two Powerhouse, .5 mile north of Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie, King County, WA

Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, Plant Two Powerhouse, .5 mile ...

Significance: Construction of the Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project began in 1898 near the falls of the falls of the Snoqualmie River. It was the first power plant successfully constructed completely under... More

Wilkinson Mill, Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Wilkinson Mill, Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Significance: Representative example of an early 19th century mill, the Wilkinson Mill was one of the first mills in the United States to be steam powered. It is also one of the first mills in the country to p... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Perimeter Acquisition Radar Power Plant, In Limited Access Area, Southwest of PARB at end of Service Road B, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Perimeter Acquisition Radar Po...

Significance: The Perimeter Acquisition Radar Power Plant (PARPP) houses the power generator equipment, transformers, controls, and switch gear and provides electrical energy and other utilities to the PARB. S... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Perimeter Acquisition Radar Power Plant, In Limited Access Area, Southwest of PARB at end of Service Road B, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Perimeter Acquisition Radar Po...

Significance: The Perimeter Acquisition Radar Power Plant (PARPP) houses the power generator equipment, transformers, controls, and switch gear and provides electrical energy and other utilities to the PARB. S... More

Hoover Dam, Hoover-Basic Magnesium North & South Lines, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Hoover-Basic Magnesium North & South Lines, U.S. Highway 9...

Significance: The transmission lines served a vital function during WWII by providing electricity generated at Hoover Dam to the Basic Magnesium plant to the south of Las Vegas. After the war, these transmissio... More

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV

Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...

Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More

Tenth Street Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT

Tenth Street Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Great Falls, Cascade Cou...

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Tenth Street Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT

Tenth Street Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Great Falls, Cascade Cou...

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Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA

Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Ric...

Significance: Henry Ford's personal estate, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Survey number: HABS GA-2348 Building/structure dates: 1935-1937 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ... More

Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA

Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Ric...

Significance: Henry Ford's personal estate, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Survey number: HABS GA-2348 Building/structure dates: 1935-1937 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Barnes Estate, Generator House, South side U.S. Route 40 between Fairchance & Buttermilk Roads, Hopwood, Fayette County, PA

Barnes Estate, Generator House, South side U.S. Route 40 between Fairc...

Written data includes a floor plan. Significance: Is a contributing resource of the Barnes Estate, an early 20th century property. Survey number: HABS PA-5499-A Building/structure dates: after. 1920- before. ... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Survey number: HAER WA-139

Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Worker Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake, Mono County, CA

Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Worker Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake...

Significance: Building 103 is one of the earliest Rush Creek worker cottages. Designed by the Riverside, California architect, W.C. Tanner, it combines Craftsman Bungalow and English Cottage styles. The Rush ... More

Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Worker Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake, Mono County, CA

Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Worker Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake...

Significance: Building 103 is one of the earliest Rush Creek worker cottages. Designed by the Riverside, California architect, W.C. Tanner, it combines Craftsman Bungalow and English Cottage styles. The Rush ... More

Victoria Dam, West branch of Ontonagon River, 4.5 miles southwest of Rockland, Rockland, Ontonagon County, MI

Victoria Dam, West branch of Ontonagon River, 4.5 miles southwest of R...

Significance: The reinforced-concrete, multiple-arch buttressed dam was never a very common type in the United States, and it was particularly uncommon in the eastern half of the country. Very few dams of this ... More

Victoria Dam, West branch of Ontonagon River, 4.5 miles southwest of Rockland, Rockland, Ontonagon County, MI

Victoria Dam, West branch of Ontonagon River, 4.5 miles southwest of R...

Significance: The reinforced-concrete, multiple-arch buttressed dam was never a very common type in the United States, and it was particularly uncommon in the eastern half of the country. Very few dams of this ... More

Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ

Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...

Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More

Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ

Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...

Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More

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