Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 4, Alma, Buffal...
Significance: This lock and dam was the first constructed as part of the Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project. It contains the standard items on most of the lock and dam structures in this project... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 4, Alma, Buffal...
Significance: This lock and dam was the first constructed as part of the Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project. It contains the standard items on most of the lock and dam structures in this project... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 4, Alma, Buffal...
Significance: This lock and dam was the first constructed as part of the Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project. It contains the standard items on most of the lock and dam structures in this project... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 4, Alma, Buffal...
Significance: This lock and dam was the first constructed as part of the Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project. It contains the standard items on most of the lock and dam structures in this project... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 4, Alma, Buffal...
Significance: This lock and dam was the first constructed as part of the Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project. It contains the standard items on most of the lock and dam structures in this project... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 3, Red ...
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Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 3, Red ...
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Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...
Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More
Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...
Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 9, Lynxville, C...
See HAER MN-20, Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project History, Locks and Dams 3-10, for additional information. Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the l... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 9, Lynxville, C...
See HAER MN-20, Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project History, Locks and Dams 3-10, for additional information. Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the l... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 9, Lynxville, C...
See HAER MN-20, Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project History, Locks and Dams 3-10, for additional information. Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the l... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 9, Lynxville, C...
See HAER MN-20, Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project History, Locks and Dams 3-10, for additional information. Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the l... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 9, Lynxville, C...
See HAER MN-20, Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project History, Locks and Dams 3-10, for additional information. Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the l... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 9, Lynxville, C...
See HAER MN-20, Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project History, Locks and Dams 3-10, for additional information. Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the l... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 7, Dres...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 7, Dres...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 7, Dres...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 7, Dres...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
New Croton Dam & Reservoir, Croton River, Croton-on-Hudson, Westcheste...
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New Croton Dam & Reservoir, Croton River, Croton-on-Hudson, Westcheste...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a dam, cascade, water stream, waterfall, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Coolidge Dam, Gila River, Peridot, Gila County, AZ - Bureau of Indian ...
Significance: Coolidge Dam remedied the water needs of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes on the Gila River Reservation, and also provided water for the neighboring Anglo community. Structurally, Coolidge Dam was th... More
Coolidge Dam, Gila River, Peridot, Gila County, AZ - Bureau of Indian ...
Significance: Coolidge Dam remedied the water needs of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes on the Gila River Reservation, and also provided water for the neighboring Anglo community. Structurally, Coolidge Dam was th... More
Coolidge Dam, Gila River, Peridot, Gila County, AZ - Bureau of Indian ...
Significance: Coolidge Dam remedied the water needs of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes on the Gila River Reservation, and also provided water for the neighboring Anglo community. Structurally, Coolidge Dam was th... More
Coolidge Dam, Gila River, Peridot, Gila County, AZ - Bureau of Indian ...
Significance: Coolidge Dam remedied the water needs of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes on the Gila River Reservation, and also provided water for the neighboring Anglo community. Structurally, Coolidge Dam was th... More
Coolidge Dam, Gila River, Peridot, Gila County, AZ - Bureau of Indian ...
Significance: Coolidge Dam remedied the water needs of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes on the Gila River Reservation, and also provided water for the neighboring Anglo community. Structurally, Coolidge Dam was th... More
Coolidge Dam, Gila River, Peridot, Gila County, AZ - Bureau of Indian ...
Significance: Coolidge Dam remedied the water needs of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes on the Gila River Reservation, and also provided water for the neighboring Anglo community. Structurally, Coolidge Dam was th... More
Coolidge Dam, Gila River, Peridot, Gila County, AZ - Bureau of Indian ...
Significance: Coolidge Dam remedied the water needs of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes on the Gila River Reservation, and also provided water for the neighboring Anglo community. Structurally, Coolidge Dam was th... More
Coolidge Dam, Gila River, Peridot, Gila County, AZ - Bureau of Indian ...
Significance: Coolidge Dam remedied the water needs of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes on the Gila River Reservation, and also provided water for the neighboring Anglo community. Structurally, Coolidge Dam was th... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5A, Win...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5A, Win...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5A, Win...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5A, Win...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Holyoke Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, between Holyoke & South Ha...
Significance: The Holyoke Bridge is significant as one of Massachusetts' few known examples of the riveted lattice truss bridge, a type most commonly associated with railroad construction in the latter half of ... More
Holyoke Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, between Holyoke & South Ha...
Significance: The Holyoke Bridge is significant as one of Massachusetts' few known examples of the riveted lattice truss bridge, a type most commonly associated with railroad construction in the latter half of ... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5, Minn...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5, Minn...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5, Minn...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5, Minn...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5, Minn...
Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With root in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal propo... More
Continental Gin Company, Prattville, Autauga County, AL
Significance: The site was acquired by Daniel Pratt in 1838, and he soon established grist and lumber and shingle mills there. By 1844, he had opened a cotton gin plant, the products of which were in great dem... More
Continental Gin Company, Prattville, Autauga County, AL
Significance: The site was acquired by Daniel Pratt in 1838, and he soon established grist and lumber and shingle mills there. By 1844, he had opened a cotton gin plant, the products of which were in great dem... More
Continental Gin Company, Prattville, Autauga County, AL
Significance: The site was acquired by Daniel Pratt in 1838, and he soon established grist and lumber and shingle mills there. By 1844, he had opened a cotton gin plant, the products of which were in great dem... More
Continental Gin Company, Prattville, Autauga County, AL
Significance: The site was acquired by Daniel Pratt in 1838, and he soon established grist and lumber and shingle mills there. By 1844, he had opened a cotton gin plant, the products of which were in great dem... More
Continental Gin Company, Prattville, Autauga County, AL
Significance: The site was acquired by Daniel Pratt in 1838, and he soon established grist and lumber and shingle mills there. By 1844, he had opened a cotton gin plant, the products of which were in great dem... More
Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...
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Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Eads Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at Washington Street, Saint Lo...
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Slater Mill, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
For additional documentation, see also Slater Mill (HABS RI-82). Significance: The Slater Mill was the first successful cotton factory, and the first water powered spinning mill using the Arkwright system of ca... More
Slater Mill, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
For additional documentation, see also Slater Mill (HABS RI-82). Significance: The Slater Mill was the first successful cotton factory, and the first water powered spinning mill using the Arkwright system of ca... More
Slater Mill, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
For additional documentation, see also Slater Mill (HABS RI-82). Significance: The Slater Mill was the first successful cotton factory, and the first water powered spinning mill using the Arkwright system of ca... More
Slater Mill, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
For additional documentation, see also Slater Mill (HABS RI-82). Significance: The Slater Mill was the first successful cotton factory, and the first water powered spinning mill using the Arkwright system of ca... More
Great Falls S. U. M. Historic District, Oliver Street, Paterson, Passa...
Significance: In 1791 Alexander Hamilton and others founded an industrial venture known as the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.). The formation of this Society embodied the theory pr... More
Great Falls S. U. M. Historic District, Oliver Street, Paterson, Passa...
Significance: In 1791 Alexander Hamilton and others founded an industrial venture known as the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.). The formation of this Society embodied the theory pr... More
Great Falls S. U. M. Historic District, Oliver Street, Paterson, Passa...
Significance: In 1791 Alexander Hamilton and others founded an industrial venture known as the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.). The formation of this Society embodied the theory pr... More
Blackstone Canal, Charles & Randall Streets, Canal & Haymarket Streets...
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Blackstone Canal, Charles & Randall Streets, Canal & Haymarket Streets...
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Champlain Canal, Waterford Locks, U.S. Route 4, Waterford, Saratoga Co...
Significance: The Champlain Canal was built to link Lake Champlain with the Erie Canal and with the tidewater of the Hudson River. The Canal is presently part of the New York State Barge Canal system, the most... More
Northern Canal, Pawtucket Gatehouse, Northern Canal & Merrimack River,...
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Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark C...
Significance: It is a National Historic Landmark, an American Civil Engineering Landmark, and the focus of an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The dam was constructed betwee... More
Ames Hydroelectric Plant, Ames, San Miguel County, CO
Significance: In 1890-91 L.L. Nunn built the world's first single-phase AC power transmission system at Ames in order to power the nearby Gold King Mine's stamp mill. The plant operated under a head of 320 feet... More
Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...
Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More
Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...
Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More
Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...
Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More
Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...
Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More
Noxontown Mill, Noxontown Road (County Road 38), Middletown, New Castl...
Significance: Noxontown Mill was typical of the small grain-milling establishments that predominated in Delaware throughout the colonial period. But it was atypical in the sense that it survived so long. In 1... More
Middle Creek Hydroelectric Dam, On Middle Creek, West of U.S. Route 15...
Significance: The Middle Creek Hydroelectric Dam is a significant example of a timber crib dam and small electric generating station, that is typical of early rural electrification in America. Locally it was a... More
Middle Creek Hydroelectric Dam, On Middle Creek, West of U.S. Route 15...
Significance: The Middle Creek Hydroelectric Dam is a significant example of a timber crib dam and small electric generating station, that is typical of early rural electrification in America. Locally it was a... More
Old Croton Aqueduct, Sing Sing Kill Bridge, Spanning Aqueduct Street &...
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 Sing Sing Kill Bridge, as designed, consists of a lo... More
Old Croton Aqueduct, Sing Sing Kill Bridge, Spanning Aqueduct Street &...
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 Sing Sing Kill Bridge, as designed, consists of a lo... More
Old Croton Aqueduct, Sing Sing Kill Bridge, Spanning Aqueduct Street &...
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 Sing Sing Kill Bridge, as designed, consists of a lo... More
Old Croton Aqueduct, Mill River Waste Weir, U.S. Route 9 at Sleepy Hol...
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 waste weir formed an integral part of the aqueduct s... More
Tallassee Shoals Hydroelectric Facility, Middle Oconee River, Athens, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Tallassee Shoals Hydroelectric Facility, Middle Oconee River, Athens, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Western Canal, Tremont Gatehouse, Western & Lawrence Canals, Lowell, M...
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Pineau Placer Mining Camp, Reservoir & Cabin, Goldcreek, Powell County...
Significance: The reservoir and cabin were constructed early in the 20th century by Gus Pineau, who mined placer gold in the area from the 1870 through the 1920s. The Pineau operation was the richest mine on Up... More
Pawtucket Canal, Pawtucket Falls vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex County, M...
Significance: Originally constructed to facilitate the transporting of goods from inland New England to the sea at Newburyport, the Pawtucket Canal was later used as the basis for the extensive power canal syst... More
Elson Bridge, Spanning Purgatoire River at County Road 36, El Moro, La...
Survey number: HAER CO-77 Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1957 Subsequent Work
Elson Bridge, Spanning Purgatoire River at County Road 36, El Moro, La...
Survey number: HAER CO-77 Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1957 Subsequent Work
Rock Creek Mining District, Upper, Lower & Waterman Ditches, Near inte...
Significance: The hydraulicking ditches of the Rock Creek Mining District are early representatives of a hydraulic mining process invented in California in 1852. The ditches preserve an early localized impleme... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More