Lions Club Project - Bonners Ferry, ID
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The City of Bonners Ferry had sufficient foresight to salvage the pelton wheel that once provided electricity to what then was just a small but quickly growing boomtown.
Waymark Code: WMM1NE
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2014
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This pelton wheel provided Bonners Ferry with electricity from 1906 to 1921, deriving power from Myrtle Creek 6 miles north of town. They've salvaged the entire pelton wheel and associated plumbing, less the generator and other electrical accessories. With a lot of help from the local Lions Club, it has been put on display by the river at the corner of Main & Riverside Streets.
Unlike the turbines of today, peltons were designed to work with a high pressure, low volume water supply. To accomplish this, users would try to find a steep river or stream and pipe water down to the wheel from as far up the stream as was practical, thereby creating a lot of pressure at the end of the pipe. From there, a high pressure stream of water was directed at the buckets of the wheel, providing quite a bit of useful power.
Street Address (if known):
Main & Riverside Street
Bonners Ferry, ID USA
83805
Condition?: Excellent original condition
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Visit Instructions:
1) Please provide a photo you have taken of the Friendship Arch, Monument or Plaque.
2) If known, please indicate the operating Lions Club responsible for the placement of the Friendship Arch, Monument or Plaque.
3) Any other information regarding your visit would be greatly appreciated.
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