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Manchester Street Generating Station, Fuel Oil Tanks Nos. 7 & 8, 460 Eddy Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

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Manchester Street Generating Station, Fuel Oil Tanks Nos. 7 & 8, 460 Eddy Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

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Summary

Significance: The two identical, 42,500-barrel, steel Fuel Oil Tanks #7 and #8 (originally known as #1 and #2) are each approximately 100 feet in diameter and surrounded by a 14 feet high concrete dike. They store fuel oil for delivery to the Station (HAER No. RI-35-A). They are significant as integral components of fuel supply for the plant's electrical power generation operations.
Survey number: HAER RI-35-F

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Date

1969 - 1980

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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

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Location

Riverside, 41.81637, -71.40643

Google Map of 41.8163718, -71.4064331

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Source

Library of Congress

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