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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform, 350 feet South of South Washington Avenue & River Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Scranton Yards, Scrap Platform, 350 feet South of South Washington Avenue & River Street, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

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Summary

Significance: The D,L & W's Scranton scrap platform held metal, rubber and other scrap collected from the Scranton division and yards. Scrap was sorted at the platform, and then recycled or sold. The facilities represent the growing importance of scrap handling in 1909, and the D, L & W's interest in efficient materials handling.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-26
Survey number: HAER PA-132-F
Building/structure dates: 1909 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Steamtown National Historic Site
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Location

Scranton (Pa.)41.39831, -75.65916
Google Map of 41.3983141, -75.6591629
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Library of Congress
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