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Willamette Falls and T.W. Sullivan power plant

The T.W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Generating Station was the first in the nation to transmit long range electrical power. To the right, out of the frame, is the Willamette Falls Paper Mill, the first in the nation to use wheat straw instead of wood pulp. Wheat straw, a renwable energy source, is normally burned in the field after harvest.

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Uploaded on February 28, 2021
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