In the battle of the currents between Edison and Tesla, one of the crowning achievements for Tesla was the construction of the Niagara Falls power plant.

In 1893, Westinghouse Electric was hired to design a system that could generate alternating current power from the falls. Tesla was put to work on the project, utilizing a new three-phase system of alternating current (along with 13 other patents by Tesla) that allowed transfer of electricity over longer distances.

The Adams Power Plant Transformer House still stands as part of the project. On Goat Island, there is a monument to Tesla that was given to the U.S. by Yugoslavia. The statue, depicting Tesla seated while reading a book, was created in 1976 by Croatian sculptor Frane Krsinic.

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Unveiled on July 9, 2006, Queen Victoria Park has a statue to honor Nikola Tesla's contribution to the hydroelectric power plant at Niagara Falls.

The statue depicts a determined Tesla wearing a long coat, pointing a cane to an AC motor that he is standing on.

Here's a picture of the statue with some guy named David.

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This building is the only remaining structure of the first large-scale, alternating current electric generating plant in the world- the Edward Dean Adams Power Plant.

Put into operation on August 25, 1895, the hydroelectric plant was a collaboration of several organization over the course of three years. Notably, Westinghouse Electric was subcontracted to build the AC generators based on the work of Nikola Tesla and Benjamin G. Lamme.

The construction of the power plant was an enormous undertaking. In one tunnel alone, 16 million bricks were used to line the walls and cost the lives of 28 workers.

Today, the Adams Power Plant is on the National Historic Register, but is fenced off and in a state of disrepair. There is talk of converting it into a science museum.

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On the exterior of the Bryant Park Place building, there is a commemorative plaque for the former location of The Engineer's Club. Nikola Tesla was a member of this club, and is mentioned in the same line as Thomas Edison, Charles Lindbergh, and H.H. Westinghouse.

It was in the Engineers Club that Tesla had the formal dinner reception preceding the ceremony where he received the Edison Medal on May 18, 1917. It must have been quite ironic for Tesla to be given an award named for a man who had lied to and cheated him...

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On February 26, 1994, the corner of W 40th St and 6th Ave (Avenue of the Americas) in NYC was dedicated as Nikola Tesla Corner. Tesla lived in Manhattan for sixty years, and operated several labs in the area while making his wonderful machines.

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