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Kitchener Artefacts Project
Hydro-electric governor c.1921 used
to control output of hydro-electric turbines.
Donated by the Niagara Plant Group
of Ontario Power Generation Inc., this governor was part of the original
Sir Adam Beck power plant at Niagara Falls.
The piece celebrates the historic
Connection between the City of Berlin (Kitchener prior to 1916) and Niagara
Power, Berlin to be the first community in Ontario to receive electric
power from the Falls in 1910.
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