LARGEST - intact steam shovel remaining in the world - Marion Steam Shovel - LeRoy NY
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nomadwillie
N 42° 59.544 W 077° 56.288
18T E 260480 N 4764160
It is believed to be the largest intact steam shovel remaining in the world, and may have been used in the excavation of the Panama Canal. No longer operational, it was moved to its current site in the mid-20th century.
Waymark Code: WM17R7C
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2023
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Representative of the type of technology developed in the late 19th century and early 20th century to provide large, inexpensive supplies of crushed stone for the vast American railroad network and later for the road construction, it is believed to be the largest intact steam shovel remaining in the world, and may have been used in the excavation of the Panama Canal. No longer operational, it was moved to its current site in the mid-20th century. It is currently owned by the town. In 2008 it became the first steam shovel listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the only listing in the Town of Le Roy and the easternmost in Genesee County.
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