Vrain once stood, today at the end of weld county road 40, located about seven miles north of fort vasquez, colorado. The pcrv insulation kaowool will also outg as moisture that was entrained in the insulation during shutdown, following the heatup of the helium coolant. Vrain generating plant is hard to miss, an outofplace behemoth dwarfing the nearby farmhouses, silos and trees. The county seat remained at saint vrain until 1868. William and charles operated the fort in partnership with ceran st vrain, a fur trader who had already established significant trading contacts in new mexico. It has a capacity of just under mw and is owned and operated by xcel energy, the successor to the plants founder, the public service company of colorado, it went. Located near presentday platteville, colorado, the fort was built much the. Vrain, built the fort to trade with southern cheyenne and arapaho plains indians and trappers for buffalo robes. The plant was then shutdown in july on a scheduled outage to make repairs in the main steam drive section of all of the helium circulators. Fort saint vrain was an 1837 fur trading post built by the bent, st. Vrain was the first commercial nuclear generating plant in the united states to be decommissioned.
A historical marker notes the place where old fort st. Located near presentday platteville, colorado, the fort was built much the same as in bents old fort in southeastern colorado. It has been partially reconstructed and has a visitors center and museum. Her book continues with stories that are related to the forts success including a biographical sketch of its booshway, marcellin st. He is an author of 20 books and more than 1,600 articles. They are part of the public service company of colorado collection, wh67 is the number of that collection. William bent project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. For much of its 16year history, the fort was the only major permanent settlement on the santa fe trail. Cupidon, nrc project manager prepared for division of systems analysis and regulatory effectiveness. In early june 2015, with the generous donations of our members, we reached the first goal. We create, improve, and directly maintain over 40 nests and nest sites, provide training in nest site creation and management, and develop innovations in nest site management and viewing that bring people closer to the natural world. Vrain plant provides storied history boulder daily camera. Established in 1988, the nonprofit raptor resource project specializes in the preservation of falcons, eagles, ospreys, hawks, and owls. Vrain independent spent fuel storage facility isfsi may 2014 the exterior of the fort st.
Historical archaeology at history colorado history colorado. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. June 1989 resulted in the highest electric generation month in the history of the fort st. Dec 10, 2019 fort saint vrain generating station is a natural gas powered electricity generating facility located near the town of platteville in northern colorado in the united states. Bents old fort is an 1833 fort located in otero county in southeastern colorado, united states. Due to operational difficulties, the reactor was permanently shut down in august 1989.
The book concludes with the sad reminder of how society can disregard its history and use the site as a garbage dump. Vrains fort history brief in november 1836, the bent brothers and ceran st. Paul karolyicpr news gary wiederspoon has worked at the former nuclear power plant, fort st. Fort saint vrain generating station is a natural gas powered electricity generating facility. Vrain was the last furtrading fort and the most northerly to be constructed in. Vrain and the bent brothers in 1837 near present day platteville, colorado, st. Researching local fort history led to her second book released last year.
Vrain, was a major fur trader near taos, new mexico, where he and his partner william bent established the trading post of bents fort. Vrain plant provides storied history boulder daily. Peter sharpe from the institute for wildlife studies developed a table of bald eagle embryonic development based on work done by hamburger and hamilton 1951. Finally, they uploaded collective information into history colorados online collections portal which you can access here. The adobe fort quickly became the center of the bent, st.
Bents old fort sometimes referred to as fort william is an 1833 fort located in otero county in southeastern colorado, usa. A list of webcams in the region of fort saint vrain historical, ordered by distance 2978608. Vrain once stood, today at the end of weld county road 40, located about seven miles north of fort. Vrain received a license authorizing them to trade on the south platte. Vrain was routinely shipped to does idaho national laboratory near idaho falls, idaho, for temporary storage and fort st. The fort was a major trading post on the platte river until it was. My raptor groups started 2 seasons ago when the idea was floated that since there are so many pages that. Platteville once you get within about 5 miles of it, the fort st.
One day, a band of arapaho came to the fort to trade. Vrain thrived briefly but closed mysteriously intriguing. When area third grade students visit old mill park for pioneer days they carry away more than living history lessons about pioneer farm life in the st. Vrain colorado history intriguing faces and places. Svhs fosters an awareness of, and appreciation for local history among area citizens, though historic education, interpretive programming, and the preservation of historic structures and sites. Vrain generating station news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message.
Thanks will for publishing this, the great history of fsv and initiating all of. Weld county was established november 1, 1861, with saint vrain as the county seat. Vrain power station history overview built in the shadow of the majestic rocky mountains, fort st. Vrain historical society has created a special color and activity book that will be given to each child who participates in the living history program. Cow waste to help xcel produce electricity the denver post. Moses oak ridge national laboratory managed by utbattelle, llc oak ridge, tn 378316487 l. The adobe walls were 2 feet thick and 14 foot high and the post was 127 feet long by 106 feet wide. In 1996, generation from fsv began again, this time with a combustion turbine burning natural gas and generating megawatts of power. Vrain acted as an ally of the new united states territorial governor, charles bent, appointed during the mexicanamerican war, by raising a force of. He shows off his name badge in front of the building in platteville, colo. History between 1980 and 1986, spent fuel from fort st.
While not all read more decorah eagles, decorah north eagles, fort st. Vrain company, and located at the confluence of saint vrain creek and the south platte river, about 20 miles 32 km east of the rocky mountains in the unorganized territory of the united states, in presentday weld county, colorado. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Svhs seeks to preserve the heritage and history of longmont and the greater st. A much more detailed history can be seen at the history tab. Vrains fort was a major trading post on the platte river until. You will find the staff there are friendly, well informed, and ready to answer your questions. Managed by cerans brother, marcellin, it was a stopping point for famous frontier adventurers such as john fremont, kit carson, and colorados first governor, william gilpin. It currently has a capacity of just under mw and is owned and operated by xcel energy, the successor to the plants founder, the public service company of colorado. The plant has donated to the local chapter of the questers, an organization working on restoration of several historical sites in platteville, including the monument at the old fort st. Mill nm 87732 st vrain mill preservation and historical. Fort saint vrain gas cooled reactor operational experience.
Fort saint vrain history fort saint vrain insc database fort st. Bailey, to furnish suitable rooms at lathan for the respective county offices, free of charge for the ensuing year, was accepted by the commissioners. Bents old fort national historic site military wiki fandom. Fort saint vrain gas cooled reactor operational experience manuscript completed. In 20, several members of the mora community established the saint vrain mill preservation and historical foundation for the specific purpose of buying and restoring the st.
This adobe trading post was built in 1837 by colonel ceran st. The peach bottom site is notable in nuclear power history for being shut. Fort saint vrain generating station is a natural gas powered electricity generating facility located near the town of platteville in northern colorado in the united states. Vrain nuclear generating station was a oneofitskind high temperature gas cooled reactor located near denver, co. This culminated an excellent operating period involving the first half of 1988. Readers guide to the mountain men of the american west. The primary trade was with the southern cheyenne and arapaho indians for buffalo robes. Ans communications committee and the book publishing committee. Bents old fort national historic site wikimili, the free.
Vrain was a square of thick adobe, with towers at the corners, built on a bluff overlooking the south platte. Vrain date back to the 1960s, and although its brief life as a nuclear reactor saw as many failures as successes, there are. Vrain s fort was a major trading post on the platte river until 1848. Vrain fsv was colorados only nuclear power plant and. Vrain last fur trading fort on the south platte river. Vrain s fort and is located in platteville, colorado. Construction began in 1837 on the trading post, which was to be the largest and most enduring along the river. Historic preservation and education of the city of longmont and the st. Vrain, and brothers, william and charles bent in 1837, the fort was a nonmilitary location that served as a trading post for the bent, st. Mar 20, 2011 during the 10 years it was operational, fort st. Mar 15, 2020 peter sharpe from the institute for wildlife studies developed a table of bald eagle embryonic development based on work done by hamburger and hamilton 1951. Among those who helped to establish the fort was ceran st. Vrain companys expanding trade empire, which included fort saint vrain to the north and fort adobe to the south, along with company stores in new mexico at taos and santa fe. The centennial chapter of the daughters of the american revolution placed a commemorative monument on the site of fort st.
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