An experiment causes a blackout in Colorado. Inventor Nikola Tesla moved his labs to Colorado Springs in 1899. He was experimenting with high-voltage, high-frequency electricity in wireless power transmission. Among other things, he created artificial lightning. But there were problems. In 1900, Tesla’s work blew out a local power station generator—temporarily blacking out Colorado Springs. Soon after, he tore down the lab and moved to New York.

True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows