W. H. Sammis Power Plant
The W. H. Sammis Power Plant was a 2.23-gigawatt coal power plant in Stratton, Jefferson County, Ohio. The plant was operated by Energy Harbor. It began operations in 1960.
- Type: Industry
- Description: coal-fired power station in Jefferson County, Ohio
- Also known as: “Sammis Power Plant”
- Address: OH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Cluster Islands and Tomlinson Run State Park.
Cluster Islands
Islet
Cluster Islands are islands on the Ohio River in Hancock County, West Virginia. Cluster Islands is situated 1½ miles north of W. H. Sammis Power Plant.
Tomlinson Run State Park
Nature reserve
Tomlinson Run State Park sits on 1,398 acres along the small Ohio River tributary of the same name. Tomlinson Run State Park is situated 2½ miles northeast of W. H. Sammis Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Homer and Moscow.
Port Homer
Hamlet
Port Homer is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
New Manchester
Village
New Manchester is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. New Manchester is situated 3 miles east of W. H. Sammis Power Plant.
W. H. Sammis Power Plant
- Categories: coal-fired power station and oil-fired power station
- Location: Saline Township, Jefferson, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.5339° or 40° 32′ 2″ north
Longitude
-80.63462° or 80° 38′ 5″ west
Elevation
689 feet (210 metres)
Established
August 1959
Operator
Energy Harbor Generation LLC
Open location code
86GXG9M8+H5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“W. H. Sammis Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “薩姆斯發電廠”
- Dutch: “W.H. Sammis-elektriciteitscentrale”
- French: “centrale de W. H. Sammis”
- French: “Centrale thermique W. H. Sammis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “W. H. Sammis kullkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “W. H. Sammis kullkraftverk”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Stratton and Empire.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Sammis Substation and New Cumberland Lock and Dam.
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Worth a closer look: Columbus and Cincinnati.
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