On this spot: Original Construction Boundary https://app.niagaraparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/On-this-spot.mp3 When the power station opened in 1905, it was only 296 feet long and big enough to house five generators. This spot marks the original construction...
Pigeon problem https://app.niagaraparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Pigeons.mp3 Pigeons were known to nest and damage equipment around the power station. To remedy this, birds of prey were used at intermittent times to deter pigeons from using the plant as their...
Summers in the power station https://app.niagaraparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Summers-in-the.mp3 During the summers, the heat in the plant was almost unbearable. Workers needed to hydrate regularly and used salt tablets to keep their electrolytes up. Salt...
Oils Tanks https://app.niagaraparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Oil-tanks.mp3 Look above you! There are two oil tanks secured to the ceiling above the mezzanine. These tanks allowed for the gravitational distribution of oil throughout the different equipment in the...
Generators: Fast Facts https://app.niagaraparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Generators.mp3 Generator 1 When the power station first opened in 1905, its generators were the most powerful in the world. Despite being the size of a standard 5,000-horsepower unit,...
Headgates https://app.niagaraparks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Headgates.mp3 Gate lift wheel It took a lot of muscle to turn this wheel! As the gate lift wheel was manually turned, the gate lifted from beneath the windscreens and blocked off the entrance to the...
