Fort Martin Power Station
Fort Martin Power Station is a coal-fired power station on the Monongahela River at Fort Martin, near Maidsville, West Virginia. It is owned and operated by Monongahela Power Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy.Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: coal-fired power plant in West Virginia
- Also known as: “FirstEnergy Fort Martin Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Longview Power Plant and Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge.
Longview Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Sarov702, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Longview Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant located near Maidsville, West Virginia. The plant's single unit generates 700 megawatts of electricity from run-of-mine coal and natural gas. Longview Power Plant is situated 1½ miles west of Fort Martin Power Station.
Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge was a cantilever truss bridge that carried vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge is situated 2 miles northeast of Fort Martin Power Station.
University High School
School building
University High School is a senior high school in unincorporated Monongalia County, West Virginia, near Morgantown. A part of Monongalia County Schools, it houses just over 1,250 students. University High School is situated 2 miles south of Fort Martin Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoard and Fort Martin.
Hoard
Hamlet
Hoard is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named after the local Hoard family.
Fort Martin
Hamlet
Fort Martin is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
West Van Voorhis
Hamlet
West Van Voorhis is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. West Van Voorhis is located on the north bank of the Monongahela River across from Van Voorhis, 4 miles north of Morgantown. West Van Voorhis is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fort Martin Power Station.
Fort Martin Power Station
- Categories: coal-fired power station and industry
- Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.71319° or 39° 42′ 48″ northLongitude
-79.92654° or 79° 55′ 36″ westInception
October 1967Operator
Monongahela Power CoOpen location code
87F2P37F+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 96793997OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q17773482
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Fort Martin Power Station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Martin kullkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Fort Martin kullkraftverk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Keeners Knob and Hoard Cemetery.
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