Kings Canyon Lodge Gas Station
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Bernd das Brot Team
N 36° 49.058 W 118° 53.205
11S E 331715 N 4076302
Quick Description: America's oldest gravity pump
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 5/19/2008 1:18:01 PM
Waymark Code: WM3V5B
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Farkle 7
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Gravity pumps fill up a gas tank just following the laws of gravity. That requires the gas to be higher than the car tank which first requires to manually elevating the gasoline to a higher level. Each pump holds nine gallons and works remarkably well and fast.


http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/ab966b0c-67fd-4afd-81c9-e638ccf3e4ae.jpg> This is the only gas station in America's deepest canyon. Operation started in 1928, ten years before http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3ND0>Kings Canyon Lodge was built and it has been in service continuously ever since.

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Hard to say what is older, the pump or the car; but both still work!
Address of the station:
Kings Canyon Lodge
Kings Canyon Road
Kings Canyon National Park, CA USA
93633

Type of Gas Station: Still in Service
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