Niagara Falls Adams Power Station

in 1895, Nikola Tesla & the Niagara Falls power company proved that alternating current was the future by opening the Edward Dean Ad ams power plant upstream from the falls. the powerhouse had 10 westinghouse generators capable of generating 37 megawatts. the following year, electricity was transmitted long distance for the first time, to Buffalo NY. a second powerhouse was opened in 1903. both powerhouses were demolished when the plant closed in 1961, but the transformer house survives, along with the entryway to Powerhouse No. 1, having been moved to Goat Island.