First Underground Central Station

First Underground Central Station (HMZEB)

Location: New York, NY 10038 New York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 42.484', W 74° 0.275'

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1882 - 1917

In a building on this site an electric
plant supplying the first Edison
Underground Central Station System
in this country and forming the origin of New York's present electrical system.
Began operation on Sept.4.1882
according to plans conceived and
executed by
Thomas Alva Edison
To commemorate this epoch-making event
this tablet is erected by
The American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
The New York Edison Company
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HM NumberHMZEB
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Placed ByAmerican Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
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Date Added Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 1:33pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 584084 N 4506826
Decimal Degrees40.70806667, -74.00458333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 42.484', W 74° 0.275'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 42' 29.04" N, 74° 0' 16.50" W
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Area Code(s)646, 212, 917, 845
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 40-50 Fulton St, New York NY 10038, US
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