Bowen Power Plant
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| Type: | Color photographs |
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| Title: | Bowen Power Plant |
| Description: | Photograph of smoke rising from large smokestacks and cooling towers at Georgia Power's Bowen coal-fired power plant, located in Bartow County. Cows graze in a field in the foreground. Major sources of industrial toxins in Georgia include agriculture, manufacturing, and coal-fired electrical power generation. Bowen Power Plant is the nation's top producer of sulfur dioxide, a toxic substance. |
| Subjects: | Air--Pollution--Georgia--Bartow County | Industrial chimneys--Georgia--Bartow County | Georgia Power Company | Coal-fired power plants--Georgia--Bartow County | Electric lines--Poles and towers | Buildings--Georgia--Bartow County | Bartow County (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. | Smoke--Georgia--Bartow County | Cows--Georgia--Bartow County | Bartow County (Ga.) |
| Contributors: | New Georgia Encyclopedia |
| Rights and Usage: | Reprinted with permission from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Photograph by Joe McTyre |
| Related Materials: | http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3779 | Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-11089 |
| Related Institutions: | New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project) |
| Collection Information: | New Georgia Encyclopedia |