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single source of power. The plant is a monumental steel-framed structure faced in brick, measuring 220 by 85 feet (67 m × 26 m), and projecting over the river on a two-story concrete foundation. The base of foundation is an arcade of arches, with square windows above aligned with those of the structure resting on top. The main structure is roughly that of a
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