Bay City Walking Dredge - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

THIS WALKING DREDGE, BUILT BY THE BAY CITY(MICHIGAN) DREDGE WORKS,
IS THE EARLIEST KNOWN SURVIVOR OF IT'S TYPE. DESIGNED FOR USE OVER SWAMPY TERRAIN WHERE WHEELED OR TRACKED VEHICLES WOULD BOG DOWN. THE
MACHINE'S WEIGHT WAS DISTRIBUTED OVER SHOES, TO MOVE THE MIDDLE
MOVABLE SHOES WERE LOWERED TO TAKE SOME OF THE WEIGHT OFF THE CORNER
SHOES. THE FRAME THEN WAS PULLED FORWARD ABOUT TEN FEET USING BOTH AN
ON-BOARD WINCH AND THE SHOVEL BUCKET, AND LOWERED BACK ONTO THE
CORNER SHOES. THIS MACHINE WAS USED TO DREDGE ROADBED FILL MATERIAL
FOR THE TAMIAMI TRAIL THROUGH THE EVERGLADES.

County / Borough / Parish: Collier Year listed: 1974 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Mechanical Engineering Landmark Periods of significance: 1900-1928 Historic function: It was designed to dredge in swampy terrains. Current function: State Park Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2007 To: 12/31/2007 Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Street address: Not listed Privately owned?: Not Listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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