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Juniata Shops, Machine Shop No. 1, East of Fourth Avenue at Third Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Juniata Shops, Machine Shop No. 1, East of Fourth Avenue at Third Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Summary

Significance: The Machine Shop No. 1 was one of the four original shop buildings constructed at Juniata.
Survey number: HAER PA-232-F
Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1903 Subsequent Work

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Date

1969 - 1980

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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

Pennsylvania Railroad

Brown, William H

America's Industrial Heritage Project (AIHP), sponsor

Madrid, transmitter

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Location

Altoona (Pa.), 40.52610, -78.39902

Google Map of 40.5260963, -78.399025

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Library of Congress

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