1896 Power Plant
To meet growing demands for electricity, the
Columbia Water and Power Company
constructed this power plant, the Columbia
Hydro Plant, in 1896. It replaced the 1894
power facility upstream. This Hydro Plant provided
power for city lights, trolleys and manufacturing
plants. Still operating with its original turbines, it
is owned by the City of Columbia, and operated by
SCG&E. The brick powerhouse contains seven
turbine-generators with a total of 10,600 kilowatts,
and produces about 48 million kilowatts per year.
Marker can be reached from the intersection of Gervais Street (U.S. 1/378) and Gist Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
