Patapsco Light & Power Co Plant - Ellicott City, MD
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bluesnote
N 39° 16.039 W 076° 47.753
18S E 345072 N 4347978
The first hydroelectric power plant in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14M1R
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2021
Views: 6
The plaque says, "A stone mill for processing grain through mid to late 1800's. A wooden bridge was used to cross the Tiber to get to Main St. In the 1890's, Herman Shriver formed a company with local investors to begin using the mill's water power and steam to provide the first electric power and lights to the town. It became the Patapsco Light & Power Co plant about 1904."
Operational: no
Type of power station: Run-of-the-river
Type of turbine: Other/Unknown
Visitor center: no
Date built: 01/01/1904
Operator: Not listed
Generation capacity: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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