Contest #158 answer: Vulcan Street Plant, Appleton, USA.
This week we were in Gary’s home town, Appleton,Wisconsin, where in 1882 the world first hydroelectric power plant was constructed in the Fox River, the Vulcan Street Plant.
Here is Gary’s photo of the site
Kudos to those who found it without the hint, as I thought it would not be easy.
Those who plugged in early:
- hhgygy
- Ben Bayer
- José Miguel Díaz
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- Paul Franson
- Andy M, USA
- David Kozina
- Ivar Bonsaksen
- lardarz
- Milosh, Serbia
- Taliesin
- Sanghoon Han
- Michael Kennedy
- Ashwini Agrawal
- alyca
- Aaron Predeek
- Pascal Gilbraith
- ewen
- Sarah G
- Camargo, California
- Javier Abadia
- Steve Jaycocks
- Andy McConnell
- Max_Power
Contest #158 hint
We are talking 1882 here and there is a relation with contest #157.
Contest #158
Contest #157 answer: Grande Dixence Dam, Valais, Switzerland
The Grande Dixence Dam in Switserland is the tallest gravity dam in the world.
It holds back the Lac des Dix, with 400 million m³ the largest reservoir in Europe. The power stations supply about 20% of the Swiss energy needs.
A lot of right answers form:
- John Honeywell
- hhgygy
- Milosh, Serbia
- Pascal Gilbraith
- Michael Kennedy
- ewen
- David Kozina
- José Miguel Díaz
- Rolando Marín Monge
- Javier Abadia
- lardarz
- Steve Jaycocks
- Andy McConnell
- Ashwini Agrawal
- Taliesin
- Andy Geoghegan
- Max_Power
- Chris Nason
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- Paul Franson
- Sanghoon Han
- alyca
- Neil