Florence Water Works
The Florence Water Works is located along John J. Pershing Drive in the Florence neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. Home of the Minne Lusa Pumping Station, the Water Works has provided water throughout the city of Omaha since 1880.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Florence Park and Mormon Pioneer Cemetery.
Florence Park
Park
The Florence Park is a city-owned public park in the Florence neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. Located at North 30th and State Streets, it is the oldest park and the oldest original town square in Nebraska, having been created by the original pioneers of the area in the 1840s.
Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Avard Fairbanks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery is located at 3300 State Street in the present-day Florence neighborhood at the north end of Omaha, Nebraska. The Cemetery is the burial site of hundreds of Mormon pioneers who lived in Winter Quarters, a temporary settlement that lasted from 1846 to 1848 as the settlers moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. Mormon Pioneer Cemetery is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Florence Water Works.
North Omaha Power Plant
Power station
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North Omaha Power Plant is a coal-fired power station located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The facility is operated by the Omaha Public Power District and has been the subject of ongoing public debate regarding coal use, environmental compliance, and the timing of a potential transition away from coal-fired electricity generation. North Omaha Power Plant is situated 1 mile southeast of Florence Water Works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Briggs and Debolt.
Briggs
Hamlet
Briggs is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. Briggs is situated 2½ miles west of Florence Water Works.
Debolt
Neighborhood
Debolt is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States, located approximately seven miles northwest of Omaha. A post office called Debolt or De Bolt was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1899. Debolt is situated 3 miles west of Florence Water Works.
Carter Lake
Town
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Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. A suburb of Omaha, Nebraska, it sits surrounding the south and west sides of the region's major airport, Eppley Airfield. Carter Lake is situated 4 miles southeast of Florence Water Works.
Florence Water Works
- Type: Waterworks
- Description: industrial in Omaha, Nebraska
- Categories: architectural structure and industry
- Location: City of Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.33872° or 41° 20′ 19″ northLongitude
-95.95726° or 95° 57′ 26″ westOpen location code
86H682QV+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1369647624OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_worksWikidata ID
Q5460810
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