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Double-Compound Steam Engine "Sierra Nevada", Seaplane Anchorage vicinity, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

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Double-Compound Steam Engine "Sierra Nevada", Seaplane Anchorage vicinity, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

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Summary

Significance: A presently rare example of an engine representing, in general, an important stage in steam engineering and, specifically, a form of engine once widely used for ferryboat propulsion.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6
Survey number: HAER CA-24
Building/structure dates: 1913 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1978 Demolished

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Moore & Scott Iron Works
Los Angeles District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Western Pacific Railroad
Jeffrey, Edward T
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Location

Los Angeles, California, United States34.05223, -118.24368
Google Map of 34.0522342, -118.2436849
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Library of Congress
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