Wisconsin
La Crosse County
City of La Crosse

French Island Generating Plant

French Island Generating Plant is a waste fired electrical power station located on in . Unit 1 and 2 are boiler / steam turbine units originally constructed in the 1940s operating on coal.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: Electrical power station in La Crosse, Wisconsin
  • Address: WI

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La Crosse station and La Crosse West Channel Bridge.

Railway station
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is an Amtrak intercity train station in , served by the daily Borealis and Empire Builder. The station was built in 1926–27 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. is situated 3,800 feet east of French Island Generating Plant.

Bridge
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The is a plate girder bridge that spans the west channel of the between Barron Island in Wisconsin, and La Crescent, MN. is situated 1 mile southwest of French Island Generating Plant.

School
is a Catholic school located in . Founded in 2005 by a group of local parents in the Coulee Region, the school provides a Pre-K through 12th grade education with an emphasis on the classical liberal arts, moral virtue, and Catholic spiritual formation. is situated 1 mile northeast of French Island Generating Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Crosse and French Island.

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is a city in the of on the Mississippi River. It is the county seat of County. It's nestled between the river and picturesque bluffs that rise behind it.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 4,207 at the 2010 census. It lies on an island of the same name, though they are not coextensive; a portion of the island is part of the city of . is situated 2 miles north of French Island Generating Plant.

Town
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is a city in and counties in the U.S. state of . The population was 5,276 at the 2020 census. is located in the northeast portion of Houston County; the northern edge of the city falls into Winona County. is situated 2 miles west of French Island Generating Plant.

French Island Generating Plant

Latitude
43.83059° or 43° 49′ 50″ north
Longitude
-91.26119° or 91° 15′ 40″ west
Elevation
636 feet (194 metres)
Inception
January 1940
Operator
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Open location code
86MCRPJQ+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 260543119
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
7162514
Wiki­data ID
Q5501798
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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“French Island Generating Plant” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “French Island kraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “French Island kraftverk”

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