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Location DB > United States > Michigan > Niles > Niles Hydroelectric Light Dam  Name Niles Hydroelectric Light Dam  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by cringe on 1/31/2006 1:39 AM last modified by fr00tCake on 6/21/2021 2:50 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description Demolished sometime after 2018.  Basic Information Type: Building, Dam Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy - it's gone Recommendation: forget it - It's gone!  Physical Information Address Corner of Pucker St. and North 5th St. Niles, Michigan United States Owner: Niles Electric Company See a map of this location  Hazards  Interesting Features Awesome little location. A huge turbine rests inside the main building along with an open hatch to the reservoir beneath the structure. You can also venture underneath the older dam onto rubble that rests in the water. A sturdy ladder is also available to scale to the roof. Demolished sometime after 2018.  Security Measures  Historical Dates Built: 1891 Closed: 1981  Required Equipment boots  Recommended Equipment Camera!  History Also known as the Pucker Street Dam, the Niles Hydroelectric Light Dam is actually two dams on the same site. Converted in 1891 by the Niles Electric Company from an old wooden dam made up of whole trees and mud initially built as a grist mill dam at the site. It was intended to power the Niles municipal street lights and was soon acquired by the city. A concrete dam was constructed in 1928 over the existing wooden structure. After 1908, a larger utility company, the Indiana and Michigan Electric Co. took over most of the city of Niles' electric power needs. By 1981 the Pucker Street Dam supplied only 2% of the city's electrical needs and was used primarily during times of peak needs. At this time the dam is no longer producing electricity.  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries 1-27-06 Fri, Jan 27th, 2006 posted by cringe 25 pictures Beautiful Day Tue, Feb 27th, 2007 posted by Brian Ohm 23 pictures Google Street images Mon, Mar 6th, 2023 posted by fr00tCake 3 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. Category Rating Photography 10 / 10 Coolness 10 / 10 Content Quality 10 / 10  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 3/7/2023 1:16 AM.  Latest Changes on Mar 7 23 at 1:16, Emperor Wang validated this location on Mar 6 23 at 21:24, fr00tCake added some pictures to a gallery on Mar 6 23 at 21:23, fr00tCake created a new gallery on Jun 21 21 at 19:54, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jun 21 21 at 14:50, fr00tCake changed the following: Status, Accessibility, Hazards, Interesting Features, Recommendation, Security Measures, Required Equipment, Description on Mar 20 07 at 15:11, Emperor Wang validated this location on Mar 20 07 at 15:11, Emperor Wang updated gallery picture nilesdam006.jpg on Feb 27 07 at 17:51, Emperor Wang validated this location on Feb 27 07 at 6:14, Brian Ohm deleted 1 pictures from gallery Beautiful Day on Feb 27 07 at 6:14, Brian Ohm added some pictures to a gallery  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 62 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738549366 pages have been generated.