Adams Road Patrol, No. 4 - Robber's Cave State Park - Wilburton, OK
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N 34° 58.783 W 095° 21.653
15S E 284491 N 3873340
This vintage road grader was used in the early years of the Park, for road maintenance.
Waymark Code: WMZAZY
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2018
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Robber's Cave State Park is located about seven miles north of Wilburton on Highway 2. The park and adjoining wildlife preserve contain over 8000 acres. The park was constructed between 1933 and 1941, primarily by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The highway which runs through the park north to south, and the internal roads which bring visitors to various campsites and cabins required continual maintenance.
On display in front of the Park's Nature Center is this Adams Road Patrol, No. 4 road grader which was used in former days for park maintenance. An informational sign near the grader shows the logo of J.D. Adams & Co. and reads:
Adams Road Patrol, No. 4
Built by J.D. Adams & Co.
Serial Number 9059J.D. Adams invented the first successful leaning-wheel pull
grader in 1885. Adams, which was based in Indianapolis,
Indiana, was purchased by LeTourneau-Westinghouse in 1953;
Westinghouse retained the Adams brand name for its
recognition value until circa 1960.
Adams used at least two series of model designations for pull
graders. One was the "Grader" series, and the other was the
"Patrol" series. The patrol series grader that you see here was
built around the turn of the century and it was actually used in
the early years of the park to do road maintenance.
Type of Machine: Road Grader
Year the machine was built: c.1900
Year the machine was put on display: Not listed
Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed
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