Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District
Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District is a protected area in Aux Sable Township, Grundy, Illinois. Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District is situated nearby to Dresden Cemetery, as well as near Dollinger Family Farm.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dresden Generating Station and Morris Operation.
Dresden Generating Station
Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.
Dresden Generating Station is the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States. Dresden 1 was activated in 1960 and retired in 1978. Dresden Generating Station is situated 1 mile southeast of Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District.
Morris Operation
The Morris Operation in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, is the location of the only permanent de facto high-level radioactive waste storage site in the United States and holds 772 tons of spent nuclear fuel. Morris Operation is situated 1¼ miles south of Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.
Channahon
Town
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Channahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River. Channahon is situated 3½ miles northeast of Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District.
Minooka
Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census, up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Minooka is situated 4 miles north of Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District.
Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District
- Type: Protected area
- Category: historic site
- Location: Aux Sable Township, Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.39919° or 41° 23′ 57″ northLongitude
-88.28132° or 88° 16′ 53″ westInception
1933Open location code
86HH9PX9+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1370560907OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritime
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