Ames is an unincorporated community in
San Miguel County, Colorado
San Miguel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,072. The county seat is Telluride. The county is named for the San Miguel River.
History
San Miguel County was given the Spanis ...
, United States.
History
Ames is the site of one of the world's first hydroelectric power plants to generate and transmit
alternating current
Alternating current (AC) is an electric current that periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time, in contrast to direct current (DC), which flows only in one direction. Alternating current is the form in w ...
electricity for industrial purposes (mining), the
Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant
The Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, constructed in 1890 near Ophir, Colorado, was one of the first (if not the first) commercial system to produce and transmit alternating current (AC) electricity for industrial use and one of the first AC hy ...
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The Ames, Colorado, post office operated from December 20, 1880, until June 3, 1922.
See also
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Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant
The Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, constructed in 1890 near Ophir, Colorado, was one of the first (if not the first) commercial system to produce and transmit alternating current (AC) electricity for industrial use and one of the first AC hy ...
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List of populated places in Colorado
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List of post offices in Colorado
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State of ColoradoHistory Colorado
1880 establishments in Colorado
Geography of San Miguel County, Colorado
Ghost towns in Colorado
History of Colorado
Populated places established in 1880
Unincorporated communities in San Miguel County, Colorado
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