Control Station

Control Station is a building in Fulton Township, Whiteside, Illinois. Control Station is situated near Lock No. 13, as well as near the pier Upstream Guide Wall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Martin House and Lyons-Fulton Bridge.

Martin House

Museum

Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Martin House is a historic house located at 707 10th Avenue in Fulton, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1855, when the style was becoming popular nationally. Martin House is situated 2 miles south of Control Station.

Lyons-Fulton Bridge

Bridge

Photo: JCarlson486, Public domain.

The Mark Morris Memorial Bridge is a 2 lane truss bridge across the Mississippi River in the United States. It connects the cities of Clinton, Iowa and Fulton, Illinois. Lyons-Fulton Bridge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Control Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fulton and Clinton.

Fulton

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fulton is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fulton had a population of 3,647. Fulton is located across the Mississippi River from Clinton, Iowa. Fulton is situated 2½ miles south of Control Station.

Clinton

Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It borders the Mississippi River. The population was 24,469 as of 2020.

Thomson

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thomson is a village along Illinois Route 84 near the Mississippi River in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Thomson had a population of 1,610. Thomson is situated 5 miles northeast of Control Station.

Control Station

Type: Building
Category: historic site
Location: Fulton Township, Whiteside, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.89771° or 41° 53′ 52″ north

Longitude

-90.15446° or 90° 9′ 16″ west

Established

1939

Open location code

86HFVRXW+36

OpenStreetMap ID

way 76160162

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=maritime

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Highlights: Lock No. 13 and Upstream Guide Wall.

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