P. Marlin July 2021
There is much history in Niagara Falls, New York. In its early days, several early American presidents visited Niagara Falls including James Monroe, Wiliam Henry Harrison, Martin Van Buren, and Abraham Lincoln, the latter of which stayed at the Cataract Hotel with his wife Mary Todd. It was also in Niagara Falls that Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse built the first large-scale, alternating current electric generating plant in the world (1895). Harnessing the power of the falls, the site was called Adams Station Power Plant. In addition, Niagara Falls State Park, which is one of the nicest state parks I have visited, is the oldest state park in the United States.
The Maid of the Mist, the popular Niagara Falls boat ride, has been in operation since 1846.
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The view of the falls from Goat Island.
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The original arched entrance to the world's first hydroelectric
power plant. The building is now gone and the arch
moved to Goat Island.
Original arch at Goat Island. P. Marlin 2021
Original Adams Station Power Plant. Library of Congress.
The only building of the original Adams Station
Power Plant still standing. The building is in the middle
of the above photo. P. Marlin 2021