Cabot Station Electric Generating Plant, Gantry Crane, Montague City Road, Turners Falls vicinity, Montague, Franklin County, MA
Summary
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
Tags
Date
1915 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Hunt, F L
Turner Falls Power & Electric Company
Turner, H M
Moody, H A
Ley, Fred T
Exeter Machine Works
Location
Montague Station, 42.53553, -72.53534
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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