Turning Points
in Wisconsin History
Images of Wisconsin's first electrical generating plant and its successors
Photographs of electric power plants, 1880s-1960s
These nine photographs are included in Wisconsin Historical Images, our online collection of visual materials. The three earliest show the hydroelectric generating equipment built at Appleton in 1882, and later ones show the evolution of electric power at selected other locations around the state.
| Related Topics: |
Industrialization and Urbanization The Introduction of Electrical Power |
| Creator: | various |
| Pub Data: | Original photographs in the visual materials collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives. |
| Citation: | Use the bibliographic data on the individual photograph followed by the phrase " Online facsimile at: http://wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1034; Visited on: 4/25/2024 |
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