Vulcan Street Plant - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Vulcan Street Plant - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Vulcan Street Plant was the first Edison hydroelectric central station.IEEE Milestones:Vulcan Street Plant, 1882, Retrieved October 13, 2009.Finding Dulcinea First Hydroelectric Plant Opens, Retrieved October 13, 2009.APPLETON HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA, Retrieved October 13, 2009.American Society of Mechanical Engineers Vulcan Street Power Plant (1882), Retrieved October 13, 2009. The plant was built on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, and put into operation on September 30, 1882.American Society of Mechanical Engineers Milwaukee – History & Heritage, Retrieved October 13, 2009. According to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Vulcan Street plant is considered to be "the first hydro-electric central station to serve a system of private and commercial customers in North America". It is a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, an IEEE milestone and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.Fox Cites Online Hearthstone Historic House Museum , Retrieved October 23, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia
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