Cabot Station Electric Generating Plant, Gantry Crane, Montague City Road, Turners Falls vicinity, Montague, Franklin County, MA

Significance: The gantry crane is an integral part of Cabot Station, an early and substantial example of American hydroelectric engineering. When built, the plant as the largest hydroelectric facility in New England. The crane was a special feature of the original design and illustrates the close functional integration of the plant's components.

Survey number: HAER MA-79

Building/structure dates: 1915 Initial Construction

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1915 - 1980

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