Nikola Tesla, when power came to Colorado
Nikola Tesla
Something happened near Telluride, Colorado, in the late nineteenth century that is forgotten to all but a few of the most committed seekers of historical fact, an event of such magnitude it would change the society of our world forever; and it was brought about by a simple need for a better and less expensive way to do business. Oh, I’m not talking about the Hole in the Wall Gang and Butch Cassidy’s first heist of $24,580 from the local bank, I’m talking about the advent of commercial Alternating Current power that took place high in the Rocky Mountains of Southwestern Colorado. In 1891, from a wooden shack in the short-lived mining camp at a place called Ames, high above Telluride, modern electrical Alternating Current was first generated and transmitted for commercial use. Read more
