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BOLAND-B13281
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- 1925-09-04 (Creation)
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(1873-1950)
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By September of 1925, the two imposing 311-foot tall electical power towers built for Tacoma Public Utilities on the Point Defiance part of the Narrows were completed. Construction had begun on two similar towers on the opposite side of the water on August 18th. When completed, the towers carried six power cables, three per tower, across a mile and a quarter span, bringing electrical energy generated at the Lake Cushman power project to Tacoma. At 6, 240 feet, the distance between the two sets of towers was the longest distance to be breeched by power cables in the world. (TNT 8/20/1925, pg. 11) G43.1-024
Electric lines--Tacoma--1920-1930; Towers; Electricity;