The Nevada “Rome” Powerhouse, which was the also Pelton Wheel Manufacturing Site, was utilized for producing power for the gold mining efforts. The Nevada Powerhouse is deemed to be the birthplace of the company Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a company which did not go by that name until 1905.
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