Oregon City was home of first electric power grid

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

English - April 03, 2024 14:00 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
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Entrepreneurs figured out how to send power long distances for the first time in history; later, after a flood wiped out power station, they pioneered alternating-current transmission. (Oregon City, Clackamas County; 1880s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1201a-oregon-city-home-of-worlds-first-power-grid.html)