The old Kenyon's johnnycake flour mill in Usquepaugh is run by water p...
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The old water power. Kenyon's genuine Rhode Island johnnycake flour mi...
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Hamilton Canal, Wasteway Gatehouse, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The existing gatehouse as built in 1872 to replace the original gatehouse, which had been constructed in 1850. The original equipment for operating the gate is still in existence. Survey number:... More
Cove Hydroelectric Development, Concrete-Lined Canal, Cove Power Plant...
Significance: The concrete-lined canal was an integral component of the original Cove system. It conveyed water from the screen house, through the upper gate house. It served as the transition feature from the... More
Dry part of raceway system full of weeds and garbage; old mill buildin...
Forms part of a group of images recorded on September 11, documenting scenes in Paterson's historic district.
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, 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, 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
Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ
Significance: Begun by the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufacturers under the supervision of Pierre L'Enfant, the Canal System was first completed in 1794. Later alterations and improvements were ... More
Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ
Significance: Begun by the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufacturers under the supervision of Pierre L'Enfant, the Canal System was first completed in 1794. Later alterations and improvements were ... More
Heber Light & Power Company, Hydroelectric Plant, U.S. Route 40/189, H...
Significance: Heber Light and Power Plant is representative of the large number of modest hydroelectric stations built during the first two decades of the twentieth century as a result of the growing demand for... More
Heber Light & Power Company, Hydroelectric Plant, U.S. Route 40/189, H...
Significance: Heber Light and Power Plant is representative of the large number of modest hydroelectric stations built during the first two decades of the twentieth century as a result of the growing demand for... More
Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House, Signal Lake North of Range Road, ...
Significance: The Arthur Holmes Merry Generator House at Signal (Scout) Lake, Fort Gordon is among the oldest private water-powered structures in Georgia. The Generator House was constructed in 1935. By 1938, t... More
Cove Hydroelectric Development, Cove Power House, Cove Power Plant Roa...
Significance: The Cove power house, with its Francis turbine, was the focal point of the Cove Hydroelectric Development. The power house generated 7.5 megawatts of power to supplement the power grid of Utah Po... More
Cove Hydroelectric Development, Cove Power House, Cove Power Plant Roa...
Significance: The Cove power house, with its Francis turbine, was the focal point of the Cove Hydroelectric Development. The power house generated 7.5 megawatts of power to supplement the power grid of Utah Po... More
Northern Canal, Pawtucket Gatehouse, Northern Canal & Merrimack River,...
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Cohoes Company Power Canal System, Level 2, North Mohawk Street, Cohoe...
These records were prepared as part of the Mohawk-Hudson Area Survey, a pilot study for the Historic American Engineering Record which was established in 1969 under the aegis of the Historic American Buildings ... More
Robbins & Lawrence Armory, 196 Main Street, Windsor, Windsor County, V...
Significance: The period of significance for the private Armory is 1846-1856. The factory was constructed in 1846 and was the site of innovation and invention in the manufacture of firearms and machine tools un... More
Robbins & Lawrence Armory, 196 Main Street, Windsor, Windsor County, V...
Significance: The period of significance for the private Armory is 1846-1856. The factory was constructed in 1846 and was the site of innovation and invention in the manufacture of firearms and machine tools un... More
Curtis Paper Mill, Route 72, Newark, New Castle County, DE
Significance: In 1975, this paper mill continued to manufacture high-quality rag content papers using 19th-century Fourdrinier machinery. Survey number: HAER DE-1 Building/structure dates: before 1789 Initial... More
Curtis Paper Mill, Route 72, Newark, New Castle County, DE
Significance: In 1975, this paper mill continued to manufacture high-quality rag content papers using 19th-century Fourdrinier machinery. Survey number: HAER DE-1 Building/structure dates: before 1789 Initial... More
Curtis Paper Mill, Route 72, Newark, New Castle County, DE
Significance: In 1975, this paper mill continued to manufacture high-quality rag content papers using 19th-century Fourdrinier machinery. Survey number: HAER DE-1 Building/structure dates: before 1789 Initial... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
La Cienega Acequia, Truchas Molino, 334 Los Pinos Road, Santa Fe, Sant...
Significance: The Truchas Molino is one of the only example of a Spanish Colonial style grist mills powered by a rodenzo, a horizontal water wheel, that is currently operational in the United States. These moli... More
Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...
Survey number: HAER WA-64-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1942 Initial Construction
Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet north...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet north...
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Dundee Canal, Headgates, Guardlock & Uppermost Section, 250 feet north...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Utah Power & Light Company, Stairs Hydroelectric Station, Holladay, Sa...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Utah Power & Light Company, Stairs Hydroelectric Station, Holladay, Sa...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...
Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More
Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...
Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More
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, 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, 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
Eastern Canal, Bridge & Armory Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The opening of the Eastern Canal in 1835 marked the end of the second phase of construction of the Lowell Canal System as it had been planned in 1821. The Eastern Canal connected the Pawtucket an... More
Middle Creek Hydroelectric Dam, On Middle Creek, West of U.S. Route 15...
Significance: The Middle Creek Hydroelectric Dam is a significant example of a timber crib dam and small electric generating station, that is typical of early rural electrification in America. Locally it was a... More
Middle Creek Hydroelectric Dam, On Middle Creek, West of U.S. Route 15...
Significance: The Middle Creek Hydroelectric Dam is a significant example of a timber crib dam and small electric generating station, that is typical of early rural electrification in America. Locally it was a... More
Middle Creek Hydroelectric Dam, On Middle Creek, West of U.S. Route 15...
Significance: The Middle Creek Hydroelectric Dam is a significant example of a timber crib dam and small electric generating station, that is typical of early rural electrification in America. Locally it was a... More
Moody Street Feeder, Gatehouse, Moody Street Feeder & Merrimack Canal,...
Significance: The Moody Street Feeder Gatehouse contains manually controlled equipment for operating the sluice gates which were used to control the flow of water through the Moody Street Feeder. Survey number... More
Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...
Survey number: HAER WA-64-D Public domain photograph of hydroelectric power station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 6, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo...
Survey number: HAER CA-145-6 Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Power Flume No. 1, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO
Significance: It was an integral part of the Tacoma Hydroelectric Project in southwest Colorado. The project was undertaken in order to produce cheap power for the mining operations at Silverton. Due to leakage... More
Hamilton Canal, Jackson Street vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Picryl description: Public domain image of a canal, barge, historic place, water reflection, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Washington Water Power Company Post Falls Power Plant, Middle Channel ...
Significance: It is significant as the first power production and transmission facility constructed on the Spokane River outside Spokane. The historic property consists of the connected, but irregular shaped "o... More
Washington Water Power Company Post Falls Power Plant, Middle Channel ...
Significance: It is significant as the first power production and transmission facility constructed on the Spokane River outside Spokane. The historic property consists of the connected, but irregular shaped "o... More
Washington Water Power Company Post Falls Power Plant, Middle Channel ...
Significance: It is significant as the first power production and transmission facility constructed on the Spokane River outside Spokane. The historic property consists of the connected, but irregular shaped "o... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of P...
Significance: This plant represents L.L. Nunn's first major hydroelectric generating facility outside of Colorado. At the time of completion (1898), it generated three-phase AC power at a pressure of 40,000 vo... More
Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of P...
Significance: This plant represents L.L. Nunn's first major hydroelectric generating facility outside of Colorado. At the time of completion (1898), it generated three-phase AC power at a pressure of 40,000 vo... More
Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of P...
Significance: This plant represents L.L. Nunn's first major hydroelectric generating facility outside of Colorado. At the time of completion (1898), it generated three-phase AC power at a pressure of 40,000 vo... More
Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets,...
Significance: The Stewart represents one of Butte's oldest and most productive mines. It is historically significant for its association with William A. Clark and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The mine's ... More
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
Cove Hydroelectric Development, Workshop, Cove Power Plant Road, Grace...
Significance: The workshop was likely a component of the construction of the Cove Hydroelectric Development and served as a location of carpentry and tool repair. Survey number: HAER ID-43-D Building/structur... More
Harmony Manufacturing Company, Mill Number 3, 100 North Mohawk Street,...
Photogrammetric images were incorporated into the HABS/HAER collections in the summers of 1985 and 1986. Since the glass photogrammetric plates are not reproducible except with special permission, a reference p... More
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
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
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Yosemite Hydroelectric Power Plant, Highways 120 & 140, Yosemite Villa...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Terminal Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO
Significance: It was an integral part of the Tacoma Project, an early hydroelectric development in southwest Colorado. The Project was constructed in the early 1900s to serve the needs of the mining operations ... More
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
Van Arsdale Dam, South Fork of Eel River, Ukiah, Mendocino County, CA
Significance: The Van Arsdale Dam is the oldest combined concrete gravity and earth filled dam in California. This specific type of dam is rare in both California and the United States. Its unusual design mak... More
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 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
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, 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, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...
Significance: Building 117, Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 24, Plant 4), is significant because of its contribution to an understanding of the historic character of the physical and social environment of the Pl... More
Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...
Significance: Building 117, Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 24, Plant 4), is significant because of its contribution to an understanding of the historic character of the physical and social environment of the Pl... More
Plante Grist Mill, U.S. Route 44, Chepachet, Providence County, RI
Significance: The Plante Grist Mill is a typical example of owner built mill structures that could be found all over New England during the mid-19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More
Plante Grist Mill, U.S. Route 44, Chepachet, Providence County, RI
Significance: The Plante Grist Mill is a typical example of owner built mill structures that could be found all over New England during the mid-19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More
Industry Mill, Van Houten & Prospect Street, Paterson, Passaic County,...
Significance: The Industry Mill was, like many others in Paterson, used throughout the nineteenth century for the manufacture of textiles and textile goods. Unlike many of the mill buildings, however, the Indu... More
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
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
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
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
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, Control Station, Operations Buildin...
Significance: Building 102 Control Station (formerly Operations Building #1, Control Station) was constructed as the first operations building at the control station for the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System in... More
Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Control Station, Operations Buildin...
Significance: Building 102 Control Station (formerly Operations Building #1, Control Station) was constructed as the first operations building at the control station for the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System in... More