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Bay City Walking Dredge - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
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Bay City Walking Dredge
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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N 25° 59.515 W 081° 35.600
17R E 440615 N 2874923
Also known as Monegan Walking Dredge
Waymark Code:
WM194X
Location:
Florida, United States
Date Posted:
03/01/2007
Published By:
silverquill
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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:
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Secondary Website 2:
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National Historic Landmark Link:
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Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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