The first electric power generated by the Theodore Roosevelt Dam for commercial use was transmitted over a high-voltage line to Phoenix, where it was employed to operate the city's new streetcar system.
Salt River
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Image Credit:
Courtesy Bureau of Reclamation (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Image Caption:
Theodore Roosevelt Dam
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1911
1970
Innovations
The first electric power generated by the Theodore Roosevelt Dam for commercial use was transmitted over a high-voltage line to Phoenix, where it was employed to operate the city's new streetcar system.
The Salt River Project, including the Theodore Roosevelt Dam, was the first major…
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