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TPU-136
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- 1924-04-04 (Creation)
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A repair crew is rewinding generator no.2 at the Nisqually Power Station in April 1924. Planning for Tacoma's first hydroelectric project, the LaGrande Dam on the Nisqually River, began in 1907. The project was controversial - people wondered what the city could possibly do with all the power generated by the four 6,000 kilowatt units. Construction started in Feb. 1910 and the new plant began furnishing power to the citizens of Tacoma on Nov. 6, 1912.
Nisqually Power Station (Nisqually); Hydroelectric power--Tacoma; LaGrande Dam (Wash.); Hydroelectric generators--Washington;