| Industry | Hydroelectric utilities |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1835 |
| Founder | Caleb Smith Woodhull |
| Defunct | 1918 |
| Fate | Merged with Niagara Falls Power Company |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Caleb Smith Woodhull Jacob F. Schoellkopf Arthur Schoellkopf Jacob F. Schoellkopf Jr. |
Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power & Manufacturing Company was an American company, based in Niagara Falls, New York that was the first company to generate hydroelectric power from Niagara Falls in 1882. The company built upon several predecessor companies efforts to construct a canal used for hydraulic mill power. In 1918, the company merged with Niagara Falls Power Company, which later became Niagara Mohawk and in 2002 was acquired by National Grid plc.[1]