Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District

Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District is a protected area in , , . Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District is situated near , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dresden Generating Station and Morris Operation.

Power station
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is the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States. Dresden 1 was activated in 1960 and retired in 1978. is situated 1 mile southeast of Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District.

The in , , , 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. is situated 1¼ miles south of Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.

Town
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is a village in and counties in the U.S. state of . The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of , lies at the confluence of the , , and rivers, where they form the . is situated 3½ miles northeast of Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District.

Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
is a village in , , and counties, , 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 . is situated 4 miles north of Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District.

Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District

Latitude
41.39919° or 41° 23′ 57″ north
Longitude
-88.28132° or 88° 16′ 53″ west
Established
1933
Open location code
86HH9PX9+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1370560907
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­maritime
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Highlights: Dresden Cemetery and Dollinger Family Farm.

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