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| | Today in History: September 30 |
 | | On September 30, 1847, Congressman George Perkins Marsh delivered a speech on agricultural conditions in New England to the Agricultural Society of Rutland County, Vermont. |
 | | On September 30, 1882, the world's first hydroelectric power plant began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin. |
 | | The plant, later named the Appleton Edison Light Company, was initiated by Appleton paper manufacturer H.F. Rogers, who had been inspired by Thomas Edison's plans for an electricity-producing station in New York. |
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