Port Washington in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Port Washington Power Plant

National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark

Photographed by Devon Polzar, 2018

1. Port Washington Power Plant Marker

Inscription. The Port Washington Power Plant of the Wisconsin Electric Power Company was the most thermally-efficient steam power plant in the world for many years following its opening in 1935. Its design reflected the cumulative experience of the utility's engineers in burning pulverized coal at the Oneida Street Plant and the Lakeside Station in Milwaukee. The success of the Port Washington Plant accelerated the adoption of pulverized-coal burning for the central power plants in the United States.

Erected 1980 by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks series list.

Location. 43° 23.161′ N, 87° 52.166′ W. Marker is in Port Washington, Wisconsin, in Ozaukee County. It can be reached from Wisconsin Street. The marker is to the left of the main entrance gate along Wisconsin St. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 146 S Wisconsin Street, Port Washington WI 53074, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fishermen's Park Access Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Sauk Creek Habitat Improvement Project (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Fish Shanty Peninsula (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles A Mueller Tannery (1872-1903) (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Port Washington State Bank Centennial Pavilion (about 600 feet away); The Art of Commercial Fishing (about 600 feet away); They Had To Go A Fishin' (about 600 feet away); Those That Fished (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Washington.

Also see . . . ASME Landmark Brochure: Port Washington Power Plant. A brochure concerning this landmark is available from ASME at this link. (Submitted on July 21, 2019, by Thomas Fehring of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.)

Photographed by Devon Polzar, 2018

2. Port Washington Power Plant Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2019, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 619 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2019, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.