Lakeside Power Plant

Lakeside Power Plant (HM2AOA)

Location: Saint Francis, WI 53235 Milwaukee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 58.488', W 87° 51.427'

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In 1920, the Lakeside Power Plant opened here, becoming the world's largest plant to exclusively burn pulverized coal. The lighted smokestacks were visible to ship captains and airplane pilots for miles off shore until 1987 when the plant was razed.
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HM NumberHM2AOA
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Year Placed2018
Placed ByWisconsin Historical Society and St. Francis Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 430109 N 4758372
Decimal Degrees42.97480000, -87.85711667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 58.488', W 87° 51.427'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 58' 29.28" N, 87° 51' 25.62" W
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Area Code(s)414
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3840 S Lake Dr, Saint Francis WI 53235, US
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