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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 650 feet Southeast of Cliff & Mechanic Streets, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Oil House, 650 feet Southeast of Cliff & Mechanic Streets, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

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Summary

Significance: The D,L & W oil house supplied lubricating, cleaning and fuel oils to the locomotives and machinery at the railroad's Scranton yards. It is representative of early twentieth-century oil handling facilities.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25
Survey number: HAER PA-132-E
Building/structure dates: 1911 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Steamtown National Historic Site
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Scranton (Pa.)41.40897, -75.66241
Google Map of 41.408969, -75.66241219999999
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