03
Jun

FIRST ELECTRIC POWER LINE ON THIS DAY IN

1889
First transmission line | On June 3, 1889, the company creat… | Flickr

America’s first electric power line carried energy 14 miles from Willamette Falls generating station in Oregon City, Oregon, to
downtown Portland, Oregon, pioneering modern electrical
transmission and illuminating street lamps and people’s
delight. .

Few, if any, homes had any electrical wiring at the time.


On This Day: The First Long-Distance Transmission of Electricity - The Atlantic

June 3, 1889: PGE sends nation’s first long-distance elec… | Flickr
Portland General Electric.

                                            

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