The coal mine covered a lot of the land in the area.
"Unit 1: 793.2 MW (1977), Unit 2: 793.2 MW (1978), Unit 3: 793.2 MW (1979)" [gem]
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| Steve Kole posted Marion 8750 Dragline (95 CY) at Texas Utilities Martin-Lake Lignite Mine Along with CAT D9H Crawler Track Dozer Walking Across a Texas Farm to Market Road near Beckville-Tatum-Henderson, TX--December,1980 This Dragline is the one of five 95-CY Draglines that were built for Texas Utilities Martin-Lake Lignite Coal Surface Mine near Beckville-Tatum-Henderson, TX. To assemble this 95-CY Dragline on site required a crew of approximately 35-men working 60-hours per week for a period of 18-months which totals to approximately 165,000-man hours. The five Draglines were removing enough overburden soil to allow 40,000-tons per day of Lignite Coal to be uncovered which was the amount required to be burned by the Power Plant each day. This amount of Lignite is equivalent to a 4-Mile Long Railroad Train each day. Note the four 3-inch diameter Wire Cable Drag Ropes for pulling in the bucket. The Hoist Ropes require the same number and size. --Steve Kole Photos-December, 1980 --I have 34-Facebook Albums of Historical Photos totaling over 1,000 photos. Majority are in color, many have interesting written descriptions. To view my 34-FB Albums, follow these 2-Steps. --MOBILE DEVICES: Toggle down Facebook Page, select the following: Step 1.) Photos (Gray oval tab under the word Post) Step 2.) Photos -----Uploads-----Albums-----Videos (Select Albums and my 34-FB Albums will appear) --PC DESKTOP COMPUTERS: Click LINK below: --FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD THE PHOTOS, please acknowledge photos were taken by either Skeet or Steve Kole as indicated. --Steve Kole Email: awssixwheeler@gmail.com |
The open air design of power plants in the south still looks strange to me.
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| Street View, May 2023 |
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