Round 10: Tossup 14

Along this river, tourists embarked on an all-shredded wheat diet at Henry Perky’s “Palace of Light.” Edward Dean Adams consulted with Tesla, Kelvin, and Westinghouse to build a plant along this river whose alternating current was showcased by the “Electric Tower.” The Panic of 1893 halted plans for a utopian Model City (10[1])on this river (-5[1])whose prospective land was acquired by the Hooker Chemical Company. (10[2])The first successful railway suspension bridge was built by Augustus Roebling (-5[1])over this river, (-5[2])which generated (-5[1])electricity (-5[1])for showpieces like the Temple of Music. (-5[2])An eponymous feature of this river (10[1])names both (10[1])a city (10[1])where a Superfund (10[1])cleanup (-5[1])targeted the (10[1])abandoned Love Canal (-5[1])and a civil rights movement co-founded by W. (10[1])E. B. Du Bois (10[1])(“doo BOYSS”). For (10[1])10 points, a hydroelectric treaty (10[1])regulates the flow (-5[1])of (10[1])water down what river’s namesake (0[1])falls (10[1])north of Buffalo? (10[2])■END■ (10[6]0[1])

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