Dennis E. Howe (Author)
The survey and recording of the remains of Sewall's Falls hydroelectric facility in Concord, New Hampshire (NPS804), to Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) specifications in 1992 provided an opportunity to study the maintenance and modifications required to assure that station's continued operation from 1894, when it went on line, until 1966, when it was shut down. The site is significant because it pioneered the generation of commercial polyphase power in the United States. This article uses historic photographs, drawings, and HAER survey documentation to illustrate many of the changes to the plant, and the extensive maintenance activity required in order to continue to produce power. The Sewall's Falls station was first introduced to IA by David R. Starbuck's article "The Timber Crib Dam at Sewall's Falls, "which provides much background detail for the site.
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