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Bridal Veil Power Station

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Historic hydroelectric power station listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

- Built: 1907
- Areas of significance: Industry; Engineering; Architecture
- Also known as: Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant (historic name)
- Date added to NRHP: 12/27/1979
- Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

This power station supplied electricity to the Smuggler-Union Company's area mining projects. When opened in 1907, the station utilized the first alternating current (AC) generator in industrial use in the country.

NRHP #79000621
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Coordinates:   37°55'9"N   107°46'10"W
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