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Giffen Mine, Mine Shop, 3 miles Southwest of Stockett (Sec. 14,22,23; T18N R4E), Stockett, Cascade County, MT

Giffen Mine, Mine Shop, 3 miles Southwest of Stockett (Sec. 14,22,23; ...

Survey number: HAER MT-30-C Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1947

American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Diverter Area, 1501 Thirty-first Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL

American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Diverter Area, 1501 Thirty-first Aven...

Survey number: HAER AL-35-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Merritt Parkway, Morehouse Highway Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT

Merritt Parkway, Morehouse Highway Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, F...

Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More

Salisbury Junction Viaduct, Spanning Casselman River, State Route 219 & T381, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA

Salisbury Junction Viaduct, Spanning Casselman River, State Route 219 ...

Significance: This viaduct across the Casselman River Valley was on the Western Maryland Railway's Connellsville Subdivision, which ran from Cumberland, Maryland, to Connellsville, Pennsylvania. The 1,900-foot... More

Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Columbia Falls Radar Site Receive Sector One Antenna Array, At the end of Shadagee Ridge Road, Columbia Falls, Washington County, ME

Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Columbia Falls Radar Site ...

Significance: The Over-the-Horizon Backscatter radar network was an important physical and scientific product of the Cold War. From theories that had been conceived in the days of early long-distance radio tran... More

510 Lincoln Street (House), 510 Lincoln Street, La Grange, Troup County, GA

510 Lincoln Street (House), 510 Lincoln Street, La Grange, Troup Count...

Survey number: HAER GA-104 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Cafeteria, Northeast of A Street, Boron, Kern County, CA

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Cafeteria, Northeast of A Street, ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N723 Survey number: HAER CA-170-GG

Penn Borough Freight Depot, Penn, Westmoreland County, PA

Penn Borough Freight Depot, Penn, Westmoreland County, PA

Significance: One of a number of freight depots constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the 19th century, the depot served as the point of shipment for a variety of industries attracted to Penn because of i... More

Santa Ana River Hydroelectric System, SAR-1 Powder Magazine, Redlands, San Bernardino County, CA

Santa Ana River Hydroelectric System, SAR-1 Powder Magazine, Redlands,...

Survey number: HAER CA-130-M Building/structure dates: 1898 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1904 Subsequent Work

Smith Mine, Boilers (ruins), Bear Creek 1.5 miles West of Town of Bear Creek, Red Lodge, Carbon County, MT

Smith Mine, Boilers (ruins), Bear Creek 1.5 miles West of Town of Bear...

Survey number: HAER MT-32-F Public domain photograph of quarry, mining industry, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Town of Leisenring, Either side of State Route 1039 at intersection with State Route 1051 (Dunbar Township), Leisenring, Fayette County, PA

Town of Leisenring, Either side of State Route 1039 at intersection wi...

Significance: Typical southwestern Pennsylvania company town built to house miners and coke workers. Company store is one unique and is one of the best preserved of its type in the region. Survey number: HAER... More

Nevada Test Site, Test Cell C Facility, West Camera Bunker, Area 25, Jackass Flats, Road J, Mercury, Nye County, NV

Nevada Test Site, Test Cell C Facility, West Camera Bunker, Area 25, J...

Survey number: HAER NV-30-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boston Water Works, Fisher Hill Reservoir & Gatehouse, Fisher Avenue, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA

Boston Water Works, Fisher Hill Reservoir & Gatehouse, Fisher Avenue, ...

Significance: The Fisher Hill reservoir was built in 1887 to the designs of city architect Arthur Vinal, who also designed the High Service Pumping Station, a few hundred yards distant in Brighton, at the same ... More

Birmingham (Commercial Streetscapes), Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL

Birmingham (Commercial Streetscapes), Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL

Survey number: HAER AL-135 Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Superior Coal Mines, Valve Box, Horse Thief Canyon, South Superior, Sweetwater County, WY

Superior Coal Mines, Valve Box, Horse Thief Canyon, South Superior, Sw...

Significance: Structure N is a wooden valve box. The valve box is located on a small south to north trending finger ridge which extends out into Horse Thief Draw. The structure is located approximately 1/2 mi... More

Cooke Hydroelectric Plant, Substation, Cook Dam Road at Au Sable River, Oscoda, Iosco County, MI

Cooke Hydroelectric Plant, Substation, Cook Dam Road at Au Sable River...

Significance: The outdoor Substation houses transformers which step up the electrical current produced at Cooke to 46,000 volts, in preparation for transmission to the nearby Iosco-Loud lines. It apparently rep... More

219 Second Street (House), Thomas, Jefferson County, AL

219 Second Street (House), Thomas, Jefferson County, AL

Survey number: HAER AL-114 Building/structure dates: ca. 1890 Initial Construction

Haddam Neck Nuclear Power Plant, Ion Exchange Area, 362 Injun Hollow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, CT

Haddam Neck Nuclear Power Plant, Ion Exchange Area, 362 Injun Hollow R...

Survey number: HAER CT-185-K Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hamilton Canal, Wasteway Gatehouse, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Hamilton Canal, Wasteway Gatehouse, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: The existing gatehouse as built in 1872 to replace the original gatehouse, which had been constructed in 1850. The original equipment for operating the gate is still in existence. Survey number:... More

Baltimore Inner Harbor, Northwest branch of Patapsco River south of Pratt Street & between Light Street & Jones Falls, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore Inner Harbor, Northwest branch of Patapsco River south of Pr...

Significance: The Inner Harbor, located at the heart of Baltimore, provided the foundation for the city's commercial economy in the late 18th and early 19th century. After the Great Fire of 1904, which destroy... More

Going-to-the-Sun Road System Details, West Glacier, Flathead County, MT

Going-to-the-Sun Road System Details, West Glacier, Flathead County, M...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HAER MT-67-C National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 97000345

Gibbon River Bridge No. 2, Spanning Gibbon River at Grand Loop Road, Lake, Teton County, WY

Gibbon River Bridge No. 2, Spanning Gibbon River at Grand Loop Road, L...

Significance: Gibbon River Bridge II typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize manmade features with their natural surroundings. This... More

Sarah Furnace, Tenant House, West side of U.S. Route 220, Sproul, Blair County, PA

Sarah Furnace, Tenant House, West side of U.S. Route 220, Sproul, Blai...

Survey number: HAER PA-180-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maine Lobster Boat Charlena, Residence of Maynard Bray, Brooklin, Hancock County, ME

Maine Lobster Boat Charlena, Residence of Maynard Bray, Brooklin, Hanc...

Survey number: HAER ME-74 Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 3, Approximately 20 feet Northeast of Lock, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 3, Approximately 20 feet...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-87-I Building/structure dates: 1982 Initial Construction

Milltown Dam, West Side House, Clark Fork River, 6 miles upstream from Missoula, Milltown, Missoula County, MT

Milltown Dam, West Side House, Clark Fork River, 6 miles upstream from...

Survey number: HAER MT-43-C Building/structure dates: 1908 Initial Construction

Japonski Bridge, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Japonski Bridge, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Survey number: HAER AK-33 Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Historic Columbia River Highway, Oneonta Tunnel, Adjacent to Historic Columbia River Highway through Oneonta Point, Troutdale, Multnomah County, OR

Historic Columbia River Highway, Oneonta Tunnel, Adjacent to Historic ...

Significance: One of four tunnels on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Survey number: HAER OR-36-L Building/structure dates: 1914 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1948 Subsequent Work Build... More

Vanadium Corporation of America (VCA) Naturita Mill, Steel Skimmer Salt Roaster, 3 miles Northwest of Naturita, between Highway 141 & San Miguel River, Naturita, Montrose County, CO

Vanadium Corporation of America (VCA) Naturita Mill, Steel Skimmer Sal...

Significance: Moved from Dry Valley, Utah and reconstructed at the Naturita Mill in 1947, this structure and the other remaining roaster (Structure F) are among only for extant structures that remain from the u... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 2, Approximately 40 feet Northwest of Lower Gate, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Storage Building at Lock 2, Approximately 40 feet...

Significance: The storage building functions as part of the daily operation of the Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex. Survey number: HAER WI-87-G Building/structure dates: 1982 Initial Construction

North Entrance Road, Between Gardiner, MT & Mammoth Hot Springs, WY, Gardiner, Park County, MT

North Entrance Road, Between Gardiner, MT & Mammoth Hot Springs, WY, G...

Significance: The North Entrance Road was for years the most popular entrance to Yellowstone National Park, and remains an important gateway. Survey number: HAER MT-93 Building/structure dates: 1879 Initial C... More

Maine Lobster Boat Tranquil C, Bridges Road Marina, Brooklin, Hancock County, ME

Maine Lobster Boat Tranquil C, Bridges Road Marina, Brooklin, Hancock ...

Survey number: HAER ME-77 Building/structure dates: 1938 Initial Construction

Superior Coal Mines, Concrete Foundation, Horse Thief Canyon, South Superior, Sweetwater County, WY

Superior Coal Mines, Concrete Foundation, Horse Thief Canyon, South Su...

Significance: Structure U is a collapse concrete foundation. The foundation is located along the side of the ridge slope south of Horse Thief Draw. The foundation is located approximately 1/3 mile northwest o... More

Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Stehr Lake & Dams, Forest Service Road 708/502, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, AZ

Childs-Irving Hydroelectric Project, Childs System, Stehr Lake & Dams,...

Survey number: HAER AZ-65-Y Building/structure dates: 1908 Initial Construction

Reclamation District 1000, Pump Plant No. 2, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sutter County, bisected by State Highway No. 99, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Reclamation District 1000, Pump Plant No. 2, Northwest Sacramento Coun...

Survey number: HAER CA-187-B Building/structure dates: 1916 Initial Construction

Independent Baptist Church, Avenue G, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL

Independent Baptist Church, Avenue G, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL

Survey number: HAER AL-88 Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter, On northern embankment, near upper gate, Rockland, La Crosse County, WI

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lock Shelter, On northern embankment, near...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such the lock shelter f... More

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Cooling Tower, In Limited Access Area, between Service Roads D & A, Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND

Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Cooling Tower, In Limited Acce...

Significance: The tower provided cooling water to the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Power Plant during normal surveillance operations. Survey number: HAER ND-9-S Building/structure dates: 1972 Initial Construction

Herman Grain Elevators, Herman Market Company, Minnesota Highways 9 & 27, Herman, Grant County, MN

Herman Grain Elevators, Herman Market Company, Minnesota Highways 9 & ...

Survey number: HAER MN-51 Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rath Packing Company, Hog Hotel, Sycamore Street between Elm & Eighteenth Streets, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IA

Rath Packing Company, Hog Hotel, Sycamore Street between Elm & Eightee...

Survey number: HAER IA-41-Q Public domain photograph of diesel or electric train engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Storage Vessel, December Seventh Avenue & D Street, Commerce City, Adams County, CO

Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Storage Vessel, December Seventh Avenue & D St...

Survey number: HAER CO-21-Z Public domain photograph of a storage tank, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rocky Flats Plant, Guard Facility, South side of west access road, approximately 2,323 feet east of  Colorado Highway 93 & West Road, Golden, Jefferson County, CO

Rocky Flats Plant, Guard Facility, South side of west access road, app...

Significance: This building is a primary contributor to the Rocky Flats Plant historic district, associated with the U.S. strategy of nuclear military deterrence during the Cold War, a strategy considered of ma... More

Erie Railway, Suspension Bridge Station, Bellevue, Erie County, NY

Erie Railway, Suspension Bridge Station, Bellevue, Erie County, NY

Survey number: HAER NY-139 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Johnson Steel Street Rail Company, Iron Foundry, 525 Central Avenue, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA

Johnson Steel Street Rail Company, Iron Foundry, 525 Central Avenue, J...

Survey number: HAER PA-271-D Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1895 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1899 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1902 ... More

Nevada Lucky Tiger Mill & Mine, Assay Office, East slope of Buckskin Mountain, Paradise Valley, Humboldt County, NV

Nevada Lucky Tiger Mill & Mine, Assay Office, East slope of Buckskin M...

Survey number: HAER NV-18-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cambria Steel Company, East Boiler House, Lower Works, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA

Cambria Steel Company, East Boiler House, Lower Works, Johnstown, Camb...

Significance: Improvement to the early blast furnace plant were made in the late 1890s, shortly after the formation of the Cambria Steel Company, including the construction of new boiler houses. Dating from ab... More

Thomas By-Product Coke Works, Restrooms, 1200 Tenth Street West, Thomas, Jefferson County, AL

Thomas By-Product Coke Works, Restrooms, 1200 Tenth Street West, Thoma...

Survey number: HAER AL-14-J Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gold Placers Incorporated, Worker Quarters, Near Coal Creek & Yukon River, Eagle, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK

Gold Placers Incorporated, Worker Quarters, Near Coal Creek & Yukon Ri...

Significance: Gold mining is an important theme in the history of the upper Yukon River region in Alaska and Canada. One of several mining camps in the area, the Coal Creek Mining Camp contains many important c... More

Pullman Standard Company Plant, Power House, 401 North Twenty-fourth Street, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL

Pullman Standard Company Plant, Power House, 401 North Twenty-fourth S...

Survey number: HAER AL-31-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 61A,Torque Stand Fuel Pumping Facility, Seventh Street behind Building 70, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 61A,Torque Stand Fue...

Significance: Buildings 61 (See HAER No. OH-79-AR) and 61A were built during the early stages of Wright Field's World War II expansion. Together they functioned as support buildings for the research being cond... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, West Bunkhouse, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, West Bunkhouse, On Copper River & Northw...

Survey number: HAER AK-1-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78003420

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Aircraft Storehouse, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Aircraft Storehou...

Survey number: HAER PA-387-Q Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Standard Lime & Stone Quarry, Blacksmith Shop, County Route 27, Millville, Jefferson County, WV

Standard Lime & Stone Quarry, Blacksmith Shop, County Route 27, Millvi...

Significance: The Blacksmith Shop is a partially intact example of an industrial architectural type used for support structures at the Standard Quarry. Survey number: HAER WV-49-N

Otter Creek Bridge No. 2, Spanning Otter Creek at spur of Grand Loop Road, Lake, Teton County, WY

Otter Creek Bridge No. 2, Spanning Otter Creek at spur of Grand Loop R...

Significance: Otter Creek Bridge II typifies the early design philosophy of the National Park Service, which was to use indigenous materials to harmonize man-made features with their natural surroundings. This... More

Erie Railway, Walden Avenue Station, Walden Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Erie Railway, Walden Avenue Station, Walden Avenue, Buffalo, Erie Coun...

Survey number: HAER NY-74 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rath Packing Company, Salt Bunker, Sycamore Street between Elm & Eighteenth Streets, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IA
Nevada Test Site, Test Cell C Facility, Elevated Water Tower, Area 25, Jackass Flats, Road J, Mercury, Nye County, NV

Nevada Test Site, Test Cell C Facility, Elevated Water Tower, Area 25,...

Survey number: HAER NV-30-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nevada Test Site, Pluto Facility, Guard House, Area 26, Wahmonie Flats, Cane Spring Road, Mercury, Nye County, NV

Nevada Test Site, Pluto Facility, Guard House, Area 26, Wahmonie Flats...

Survey number: HAER NV-32-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cove Hydroelectric Development, Concrete-Lined Canal, Cove Power Plant Road, Grace, Caribou County, ID

Cove Hydroelectric Development, Concrete-Lined Canal, Cove Power Plant...

Significance: The concrete-lined canal was an integral component of the original Cove system. It conveyed water from the screen house, through the upper gate house. It served as the transition feature from the... More

Nevada Test Site, Test Cell A Facility, Spherical Dewar, Area 25, Jackass Flats, Road F, Mercury, Nye County, NV

Nevada Test Site, Test Cell A Facility, Spherical Dewar, Area 25, Jack...

Survey number: HAER NV-33-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Garage at Lock 5, Approximately 20 feet West of Lock Shelter, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Garage at Lock 5, Approximately 20 feet West of L...

Significance: The garage is boarded shut and is currently not in use. It was part of the former lockkeeper's complex which is no longer extant. Survey number: HAER WI-87-R Building/structure dates: 1955 Initi... More

Vanadium Corporation of America (VCA) Naturita Mill, Office Building, 3 miles Northwest of Naturita, between Highway 141 & San Miguel River, Naturita, Montrose County, CO

Vanadium Corporation of America (VCA) Naturita Mill, Office Building, ...

Significance: The VCA Naturita Mill Office Building was constructed in 1960-61 as part of an effort to reconstruct the facility as an experimental uranium and vanadium ore concentrating facility. Between 1958 (... More

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, Footbridge, Above Shoshone Falls, immediately northeast of Dam No. 3, Tipperary Corner, Jerome County, ID

Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project, Footbridge, Above Shoshone Falls...

Significance: Although the exact construction date for the footbridge is unknown, it appears from construction methods and materials to have been during the historical period. The footbridge provides ready acce... More

Horton Mill Bridge, Spanning Little Warrior River, Oneonta, Blount County, AL

Horton Mill Bridge, Spanning Little Warrior River, Oneonta, Blount Cou...

Significance: The Horton Mill Bridge is one of three surviving covered bridges in Blount County, Alabama, one of the last strongholds of covered bridge building in the United States. Spanning an impressive 70-... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 265, Northeast corner Farley Road & Mellon Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 265, Northeast corner Farley Road & Me...

Significance: Building 265 is associated with the multitude of small structures scattered throughout the grounds of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Survey nu... More

Bonanza Hydraulic Mining Site, Ditch, Swamp Gulch, Salmon, Lemhi County, ID

Bonanza Hydraulic Mining Site, Ditch, Swamp Gulch, Salmon, Lemhi Count...

Significance: The Bonanza Hydraulic Mining Site is significant as an exceptionally well-preserved, early twentieth century, placer mining site. Survey number: HAER ID-23-B

Turn-of-River Bridge, Spanning Rippowam River on Old North Stamford Road, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT

Turn-of-River Bridge, Spanning Rippowam River on Old North Stamford Ro...

2013 Leicester B. Holland Prize, First Place Significance: With the exception of Gustav Lindenthal's Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh, PA, The Berlin Iron Bridge Company was the only manufacturer of lenti... More

Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing Corporation, 38 & 40 Victory Drive, 38 & 40 Victory Drive, Bellmawr, Camden County, NJ

Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing Corporation, 38 & 40 Victory Drive, 38 & ...

Significance: Bellmawr Park was constructed in 1941 and consisted of 500 units, as part of a joint federal program with the Congress of Industrial Organizations for workers at local shipyards who could not affo... More

Fulgencio Higuera Adobe, Fremont, Alameda County, CA

Fulgencio Higuera Adobe, Fremont, Alameda County, CA

Survey number: HABS CA-1665 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tivoli Island Bridge, Spanning Rock River Channel from mainland to west side of Tivoli Island (moved from Milwaukee), Watertown, Jefferson County, WI

Tivoli Island Bridge, Spanning Rock River Channel from mainland to wes...

Significance: In 1866, Zenas King from Ohio received a patent for an innovative tubular iron-arch design. Increasing the sectional area of the top chord toward the ends of the arch, he claimed, strengthened th... More

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Upper Gorge Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles Aqueduct, Upper Gorge Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angele...

Survey number: HAER CA-298-I Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Utah Copper Company, Magna Concentrator, Magna, Salt Lake County, UT

Utah Copper Company, Magna Concentrator, Magna, Salt Lake County, UT

Survey number: HAER UT-24 Public domain photograph - historical image of Utah, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now bypassed)  (changed from Spanning Middle River at county road), Winterset, Madison County, IA

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now ...

See Historical Overview of Iowa Bridges, HAER No. IA-88, which provides a unified historical context of bridges included in Iowa Historic Bridges Recording Project I and II. Significance: Madison County has the... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard S...

Significance: The McMyler Hammerhead Crane of 1916; 1929 is among the oldest and is the largest of the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard's outfitting cranes. It is significant as an excellent example of an extensivel... More

Old Croton Aqueduct, Entrance Entablature, New Croton Reservoir, Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, NY

Old Croton Aqueduct, Entrance Entablature, New Croton Reservoir, Yorkt...

Significance: The Old Croton Aqueduct is an outstanding example of 19th century civil engineering and was New York City's first municipal water project. The entrance entablature commemorated the opening of the... More

Creel Cabin, Hodgenville, Larue County, KY

Creel Cabin, Hodgenville, Larue County, KY

Survey number: HABS KY-96 Building/structure dates: 1815 Initial Construction

Nuclear Ship Savannah, Various Ports operated by the U.S. Maritime Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Nuclear Ship Savannah, Various Ports operated by the U.S. Maritime Adm...

The ship was documented in two locations. Dry dock photos were taken in Norfolk, Virginia, and in-water photos were taken while berthed at Canton Marine Terminal in Baltimore, Maryland. Significance: As stated ... More

Pennsylvania-New Jersey Interconnection Bushkill to Roseland Transmission Line, From Roseland Borough, Essex County, through Morris County and Sussex County to Hardwick Township, Warren County, Roseland, Essex County, NJ

Pennsylvania-New Jersey Interconnection Bushkill to Roseland Transmiss...

Significance: The creation of the 210-mile-long transmission line known as the Pennsylvania-New Jersey Interconnection (PNJ) was a significant step in the extension of efficient and reliable electrical supply t... More

Bayou Teche at Charenton Bridge, Carries Louisiana Highway 324 (LA 324) over Bayou Teche, Charenton, St. Mary Parish, LA

Bayou Teche at Charenton Bridge, Carries Louisiana Highway 324 (LA 324...

Significance: This Warren pony truss swing bridge has significance as an example of a movable swing bridge. Its significance is demonstrated by the presence of distinctive engineering and design features of a p... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Smilax, U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Macon East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, Carteret County, NC

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Smilax, U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Macon Ea...

Significance: The Smilax is a Cosmos class inland construction tender. Survey number: HAER NC-52

Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, near Illinois River, Ottawa, La Salle County, IL

Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...

Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More

Center Street Swing Bridge, Southwest of Public Square, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

Center Street Swing Bridge, Southwest of Public Square, Cleveland, Cuy...

Significance: The bridge is the last remaining swing bridge in Cleveland. The bridge is a rim-bearing bobtail through Pratt truss. It was fabricated and erected by the nationally-famous King Bridge Company of C... More

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now bypassed)  (changed from Spanning Middle River at county road), Winterset, Madison County, IA

Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now ...

See Historical Overview of Iowa Bridges, HAER No. IA-88, which provides a unified historical context of bridges included in Iowa Historic Bridges Recording Project I and II. Significance: Madison County has the... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Pacific Furnace, 6633 Canoga Avenue, Canoga Park, Los Angeles County, CA

Pacific Furnace, 6633 Canoga Avenue, Canoga Park, Los Angeles County, ...

Significance: The Pacific Brazing Furnace is located at the south end of the Rocketdyne facility in Canoga Park, California. This facility played a key role in the development of the technology for using hydrog... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Whiterocks Canal, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Whiterocks Canal, Duchesne,...

Significance: The canal provides irrigation for the Indian ranching and farming community of Whiterocks, Utah. The site of Whiterocks was selected by Captain Pardon Dodds who served as Indian Agent from 1867-1... More

Zumbrota Bridge, Spanning North Fork Zumbro River in Covered Bridge Park, Zumbrota, Goodhue County, MN

Zumbrota Bridge, Spanning North Fork Zumbro River in Covered Bridge Pa...

Significance: In 1856, the city of Zumbrota was founded by immigrants from Massachusetts, along the Zumbro River on the Dubuque to St. Paul stagecoach trail. The Zumbrota Bridge was first constructed by Evander... More

United States Pipe & Foundry Company Plant, 2023 St. Louis Avenue at I-2059, Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL

United States Pipe & Foundry Company Plant, 2023 St. Louis Avenue at I...

Significance: The Bessemer plant of the U.S. Pipe Company was one of the first pipe factories established in Alabama, in a region that became synonymous with foundry production. U.S. Pipe owned and controlled ... More

West Street Bridge, West Street over New Haven Railroad, Westerly, Washington County, RI

West Street Bridge, West Street over New Haven Railroad, Westerly, Was...

Significance: Erected in 1913, the West Street Bridge is a significant and massive example of a steel Pratt through-truss, a type of structure that evolved as a common bridge design solution in the early twenti... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Whiterocks Canal, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Whiterocks Canal, Duchesne,...

Significance: The canal provides irrigation for the Indian ranching and farming community of Whiterocks, Utah. The site of Whiterocks was selected by Captain Pardon Dodds who served as Indian Agent from 1867-1... More

Hotchkiss Bridge, Spanning North Fork River on County Road 3400, Hotchkiss, Delta County, CO

Hotchkiss Bridge, Spanning North Fork River on County Road 3400, Hotch...

Significance: Erected using steel components rolled by the Lackawanna Steel Company, the Hotchkiss Bridge was a locally important crossing of the North Fork River. Built by Colorado's most prolific bridge contr... More

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, East Windsor Road south of State Route 101, Foster, Providence County, RI

NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, East Windsor Road south of State Route 101...

Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 is significant because it is a representative example of NIKE batteries in New England and in Rhode Island. PR-79 is an intact, physical manifestation of Ame... More

Wilkins Farm, Barn, South side of Dove Hollow Road, 6000 feet east of State Route 259, Lost City, Hardy County, WV

Wilkins Farm, Barn, South side of Dove Hollow Road, 6000 feet east of ...

Significance: As an agricultural outbuilding, this large structure contributes to the character of the Wilkins Farm, with log construction techniques and roof shapes similar to other buildings on the property. ... More

Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Benton, Polk County, TN

Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Ben...

Significance: The bridge is a representative example of both the through Parker and Pratt trusses. It is also significant due to its local historical associations and its association with the Joliet Bridge and ... More

Utah Copper Company, Magna Concentrator, Magna, Salt Lake County, UT

Utah Copper Company, Magna Concentrator, Magna, Salt Lake County, UT

Survey number: HAER UT-24 Public domain photograph - historical image of Utah, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Commonwealth Edison Company, Crawford Electrical Generating Station, 3501 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Commonwealth Edison Company, Crawford Electrical Generating Station, 3...

Significance: The buildings of the Crawford Electric Generating Station were designed by the renowned architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White; the Crawford Station also reflects the rapid expan... More

Forth Wadsworth Battery Richmond, Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New York County, NY

Forth Wadsworth Battery Richmond, Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New Y...

Significance: Battery Richmond is one of twelve batteries constructed at Fort Wadsworth during the reconstruction of U.S. Seacoast Defenses, known as the Endicott program, between 1890 and ca. 1905. It is sign... More

Desert Queen Ranch, Machine Shop, Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino County, CA

Desert Queen Ranch, Machine Shop, Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino Cou...

Significance: The Keys Desert Queen Ranch in the Joshua Tree National Monument is an outstanding historical site of desert-based vernacular technologies displaying a range of architectural and engineering artif... More

Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, near Illinois River, Ottawa, La Salle County, IL

Mill "C" Complex, Sand-Sorting Building, South of Dee Bennet Road, nea...

Significance: The St. Peter sandstone anticline forms the bluffs and lies beneath the terraces of the Illinois River Valley west of Ottawa, Illinois. The anticline, and 100-200' thick, horizontal layer of loose... More

Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Benton, Polk County, TN

Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Ben...

Significance: The bridge is a representative example of both the through Parker and Pratt trusses. It is also significant due to its local historical associations and its association with the Joliet Bridge and ... More

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