Becoming A Tourist Destination
Niagara Falls became a tourist attraction in the 1800s. Hotel owners benefited from what Niagara Falls had to offer. Industrialists did too when they realized that they could harness the force of the torrent to power up the mills and factories.
Becoming A Tourist Destination
First Of Its Kind
In 1895 the first hydroelectric generating station was built and it was the first worldwide. At first, it could only carry electricity approximately 300 feet. But in 1896, using alternating current, Nikolas Tesla was able to divert power all the way to Buffalo, New York, over 20 miles away.
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First Of Its Kind
