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Snoqualmie Falls Cavity Generating Station
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Power Generation Era: 1890-1899 DateCreated: 1899 Base of Falls Snoqualmie State: WA Zip: 98024 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Snoqualmie-Falls-Cavity-Generating-Station/ Creator: Baker, William

This was one of the first power facilities to demonstrate the feasibility of long distance electric power transmission. Through an elaborate switchboard at the main station, tied to similar boards at substations, a complete circuit was created to drive an electric motor 153 miles from the generator a remarkable distance at that time.

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1981
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Allen Sheffield (CC BY 2.0) Image Caption: Snoqualmie Falls Era_date_from: 1899
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Snoqualmie Falls Cavity Generating Station

This was one of the first power facilities to demonstrate the feasibility of long distance electric power transmission. Through an elaborate switchboard at the main station, tied to similar boards at substations, a complete circuit was created to drive an electric motor 153 miles from the…

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