Wilbur Power Plant
Wilbur Power Plant is a power station in Carter, Tennessee. Wilbur Power Plant is situated nearby to the reservoir Wilbur Lake, as well as near Old Horseshoe Freewill Baptist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wilbur Lake and Bee Cliff.
Bee Cliff
Cliff
The Bee Cliff is a prominent northeast Tennessee geological limestone feature with high caves that overlooks the Watauga River and the Siam community of Carter County, Tennessee.
Watauga Dam
Dam
Photo: Parker1297, CC BY 3.0.
Watauga Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the Watauga River in Carter County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the 1940s as part of efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed. Watauga Dam is situated 1¼ miles south of Wilbur Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hunter and Fish Springs.
Hunter
Village
Fish Springs
Hamlet
Fish Springs is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Tennessee. Fish Springs is located on the south shore of Watauga Lake, along US Route 321 and Tennessee State Route 67 east of Hampton. Fish Springs is situated 4 miles southeast of Wilbur Power Plant.
Valley Forge
Hamlet
Valley Forge is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Tennessee. Located along US Route 19E/321 and SR-67, south of Elizabethton and north of Hampton. Valley Forge is situated 4½ miles southwest of Wilbur Power Plant.
Wilbur Power Plant
- Type: Power station
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.34161° or 36° 20′ 30″ northLongitude
-82.12636° or 82° 7′ 35″ westInception
December 1912Operator
Tennessee Valley AuthorityOpen location code
868V8VRF+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1087368080OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wilbur Lake and Old Horseshoe Freewill Baptist Church.
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