Sentences with phrase «dam built in the city»

Named by English settlers, the first dam built in the city was in 1842 but the city itself was officially established and incorporated in 1856.

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In 2014, FERC granted New York City a 2 - year license to build a hydroelectric plant at the Cannonsville Dam, Preliminary work in 2015 led to the discovery of subsurface conditions, necessitating repairs and an extension of the deadline for the start of constructioIn 2014, FERC granted New York City a 2 - year license to build a hydroelectric plant at the Cannonsville Dam, Preliminary work in 2015 led to the discovery of subsurface conditions, necessitating repairs and an extension of the deadline for the start of constructioin 2015 led to the discovery of subsurface conditions, necessitating repairs and an extension of the deadline for the start of construction.

Early San Francisco Water In 1858, John Bensley dammed Lobos Creek at its mouth near Baker Beach and built a redwood flume that carried the water around to Fort Point and modern - day Fort Mason, marking the advent of the city's first permanent water supply.

These included building a dam across the Bering Straits to prevent cold water outflow from the Arctic, and putting giant reflectors in space to direct more sunlight down, especially in to high latitude cities.

Electricity was originally generated at remote hydroelectric dams or by burning coal in the city centers, delivering electricity to nearby buildings and recycling the waste heat to make steam to heat the same buildings.

Oregon's first hydroelectric power station, the T.W. Sullivan Dam at Willamette Falls in Oregon City, built in 1888, is of the same general vintage.

The aluminum plant northeast of the city was built in the mid-1950s, utilizing the electrical power generated at the new Hungry Horse Dam.