Ocean Mine No. 1 Complex, Powerhouse & Ventilation Fan, Midland, Allegany County, MD
Summary
Significance: The Ocean Mine Number One Ventilation Fan and Powerhouse are among the few structures remaining from what was once the Consolidation Coal Company's Ocean Mine Number One complex. Together they represent important improvements in coal mine safety and efficiency. They are also significant as reflections of the last wave of capital improvements in tunnel mining before the industry shift to surface, pit, and strip coal mining. The belt-driven Aerodyne-type fan sat above a brick-lined vertical mine entrance where it could force air into the mines below. The powerhouse was erected as a shop for the manufacture, repair, and transportation of ore carts for use in the mine.
Survey number: HAER MD-73
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Tags
powerhouses
ventilators
brick buildings
midland junction
ocean
mine
ocean mine
complex
powerhouse
ventilation
fan
ventilation fan
midland
allegany
allegany county
maryland
energy generation
historic american engineering record
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Midland Junction
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39.59009, -78.94975
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html