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Nikola Tesla Monument, Niagara Falls

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Nikola Tesla Monument, Niagara Falls

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  • Location: Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, United States

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    August 30, 2022

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    The Nikola Tesla Monument is a sculpture and memorial honoring Nikola Tesla for his significant contribution to the development of the technologies that enabled the construction of the first hydroelectric power plant on the Niagara River.
    It's on your obligatory walk around the falls so you can see it and take some photos.
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    November 3, 2025

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    ​The monument was a gift from Yugoslavia to the United States in 1976 and depicts Tesla reading his notes. It commemorates his design of the first hydroelectric power plant at Niagara Falls using his alternating current (AC) system.
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