The Appleton industrialist who put waterpower behind the Edison system. Owner of the Appleton Pulp Mill, the Appleton Paper Mill and the Appleton Gas Light Company, he drove the venture that started the Vulcan Street Plant on the Fox River on 30 September 1882, the world's first hydroelectric central station, which lit his mill and his own home.
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Defining ContributionDrove the Vulcan Street Plant of 1882, the first hydroelectric central station 2 Connections
Milestones Credited
Source American Society of Civil Engineers Official Site
Sources
1. Wikidata: Henry J. Rogers
Wikidata Q94615957, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. American Society of Civil Engineers Official Site
American Society of Civil EngineersHistoric Landmarks, Vulcan Street Plant, Facts
The driving force behind Appleton's entry into the age of electricity was Henry J. Rogers, a wealthy industrialist who owned the Appleton Pulp Mill, the Appleton Paper Mill, and the Appleton Gas Light Company.
Historic Landmarks, Vulcan Street Plant
On September 30, 1882, the Vulcan Street Plant in the Appleton Pulp Mill became the first central-station plant in the world to generate electricity by combining the latest advances in hydro-power sites with one of Edison's new electrical generators.
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