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The power of Snoqualmie Falls /

At a time when electricity was still in its infancy, civil engineer, Charles Baker, envisioned a plan to build the world's first underground hydro-electric plant beneath the shoulder of Snoqualmie Falls. Baker and his crew drilled down 270 feet of solid rock, dug out a cavern the size of two ba...

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Other Authors: Sadis, Stephen (Director, Screenwriter), Sunmark, Erika (Producer), Spitzer, Camille (Producer), Turiano, Johnna (Producer), Vaughn, Jeri (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Seattle, WA : Great Northern Filmworks, 2008.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Puget Sound Energy > History.
Baker, Charles H. > (Charles Hinckley), > 1864-1924.
Puget Sound Energy.
Snoqualmie Falls (Wash. : Waterfall) > Power utilization.
Hydroelectric power plants > Washington (State) > Snoqualmie Falls (Waterfall)
Hydroelectric power plants.
Water-power.
Washington (State) > Snoqualmie Falls (Waterfall)
documentary film.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
History.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:At a time when electricity was still in its infancy, civil engineer, Charles Baker, envisioned a plan to build the world's first underground hydro-electric plant beneath the shoulder of Snoqualmie Falls. Baker and his crew drilled down 270 feet of solid rock, dug out a cavern the size of two basketball courts, assembled the massive equipment and strung 27 miles of electrical lines 27 miles to Seattle - all in the span of 16 months. When the switch was thrown in 1899, electricity surged through the lines and the Northwest would never be the same.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed August 22, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (63 minutes)
Playing Time:01:02:13