Gilchrist Island
Gilchrist Island is an islet in Coosa, Alabama. Gilchrist Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Quinsey, as well as near Sehoya.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Coosa County, Alabama, United States of America
- Also known as: “Pates Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lay Dam.
Lay Dam
Power station
Lay Dam is a hydroelectric power dam on the Coosa River in Chilton County and Coosa County, near Clanton, Alabama. The concrete run-of-the-river gravity dam was built in 1914 as the first major project of Alabama Power Company, and named for Captain William Patrick Lay, its first president. Lay Dam is situated 2½ miles north of Gilchrist Island.
Gilchrist Island
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Coosa, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.92813° or 32° 55′ 41″ northLongitude
-86.51125° or 86° 30′ 41″ westElevation
361 feet (110 metres)Open location code
864MWFHQ+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 39369260OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Gilchrist Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gilchrist Island”
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