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Tour the ProjectsElectric Nation


A Joint Effort

A Joint Effort

However much they fought each other, the public and private crusaders for electrification share credit for a monumental work of civilization. The electrification of America was an enormous task—too great for either private or public forces alone.

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Great Projects: The Building of America



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A Tale of Two Rivers

How engineers contained and controlled the Colorado and Mississippi rivers.

Electric Nation

Thomas Edison lights up New York City; Sam Insull brings power to Chicago; and TVA electrifies rural America

Bridging New York

Constructing the George Washington Bridge

The Big Dig

Putting a major highway under Boston
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