Niagara Power: History of the Niagara Falls Power Company, 1886–1918; Evolution of its Central Power Station and Alternating Current System

Abstract

IN these two volumes many historical details and documents in connexion with Niagara Falls are given. There are also several historical pictures of the Falls, the earliest dating from 1678. Proofs are given of the story that on Mar. 31, 1848, the great Niagara River nearly ran dry. The waters had receded so much that the bed of the river was exposed to view. The Welland River, which runs into the Niagara, was practically dry, and a number of old gun barrels were found in it, which were doubtless thrown into the river during the war of 1812.

Niagara Power: History of the Niagara Falls Power Company, 1886–1918; Evolution of its Central Power Station and Alternating Current System.

By Dr. Edward Dean Adams. (Privately printed for the Niagara Power Falls Company on the Fiftieth Anniversary of its Foundation, 1927.) In 2 volumes. Vol. 1: History and Power Projects. Pp. xxii + 455. Vol. 2: Construction and Operation. Pp. xv + 504. (Niagara Falls, N.Y.: Niagara Falls Power Co., 1928.) n.p.