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Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

North Halsted Street Canal Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at North Halsted Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Halsted Street Canal Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at Nort...

Significance: Spanning the North Branch Canal at North Halsted Street in Chicago, the North Halsted Street Bridge is a double-leaf, fixed-trunnion bascule with a rigidly attached, below-deck counterweight. Com... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Taylor Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bayfield Road, Amnicon Falls, Douglas County, WI

Taylor Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bayfield Road, Amnicon Falls, ...

Significance: Crossing the Middle River in rural Douglas County in northwest Wisconsin, the Taylor Bridge is a timber, bolt-connected, pony truss of queen-post design. Constructed in 1929-30, it is the last rem... More

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Taylor Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bayfield Road, Amnicon Falls, Douglas County, WI

Taylor Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bayfield Road, Amnicon Falls, ...

Significance: Crossing the Middle River in rural Douglas County in northwest Wisconsin, the Taylor Bridge is a timber, bolt-connected, pony truss of queen-post design. Constructed in 1929-30, it is the last rem... More

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Divis...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Significance: Though the War of 1812 stimulated its establishment, Watervliet Arsenal's busiest years occurred during the Mexican and Civil Wars. In 1889, it became the government's cannon factory, famous for ... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Heath Bridge, Bloomberg road over Chippewa River, Exeland, Sawyer County, WI

Heath Bridge, Bloomberg road over Chippewa River, Exeland, Sawyer Coun...

Significance: Crossing the Chippewa River in southern Sawyer County, Wisconsin, the Heath Bridge is a steel, riveted, two-span, overhead, Pratt truss highway bridge. Constructed in 1914, it is one of the first... More

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, Newaygo County, MI

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, New...

Significance: Consumers Power Company built the Hardy Hydroelectric Plant in the early 1930s as a link in its system of electric power generation. In designing and building Hardy, the company found a way to ere... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Divis...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Significance: Though the War of 1812 stimulated its establishment, Watervliet Arsenal's busiest years occurred during the Mexican and Civil Wars. In 1889, it became the government's cannon factory, famous for ... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Taylor Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bayfield Road, Amnicon Falls, Douglas County, WI

Taylor Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bayfield Road, Amnicon Falls, ...

Significance: Crossing the Middle River in rural Douglas County in northwest Wisconsin, the Taylor Bridge is a timber, bolt-connected, pony truss of queen-post design. Constructed in 1929-30, it is the last rem... More

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Significance: Though the War of 1812 stimulated its establishment, Watervliet Arsenal's busiest years occurred during the Mexican and Civil Wars. In 1889, it became the government's cannon factory, famous for ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Heath Bridge, Bloomberg road over Chippewa River, Exeland, Sawyer County, WI

Heath Bridge, Bloomberg road over Chippewa River, Exeland, Sawyer Coun...

Significance: Crossing the Chippewa River in southern Sawyer County, Wisconsin, the Heath Bridge is a steel, riveted, two-span, overhead, Pratt truss highway bridge. Constructed in 1914, it is one of the first... More

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, Newaygo County, MI

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, New...

Significance: Consumers Power Company built the Hardy Hydroelectric Plant in the early 1930s as a link in its system of electric power generation. In designing and building Hardy, the company found a way to ere... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Divis...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Significance: Though the War of 1812 stimulated its establishment, Watervliet Arsenal's busiest years occurred during the Mexican and Civil Wars. In 1889, it became the government's cannon factory, famous for ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

North Halsted Street Canal Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at North Halsted Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Halsted Street Canal Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at Nort...

Significance: Spanning the North Branch Canal at North Halsted Street in Chicago, the North Halsted Street Bridge is a double-leaf, fixed-trunnion bascule with a rigidly attached, below-deck counterweight. Com... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Significance: Though the War of 1812 stimulated its establishment, Watervliet Arsenal's busiest years occurred during the Mexican and Civil Wars. In 1889, it became the government's cannon factory, famous for ... More

North Halsted Street Canal Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at North Halsted Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Halsted Street Canal Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at Nort...

Significance: Spanning the North Branch Canal at North Halsted Street in Chicago, the North Halsted Street Bridge is a double-leaf, fixed-trunnion bascule with a rigidly attached, below-deck counterweight. Com... More

North Halsted Street Canal Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at North Halsted Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Halsted Street Canal Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at Nort...

Significance: Spanning the North Branch Canal at North Halsted Street in Chicago, the North Halsted Street Bridge is a double-leaf, fixed-trunnion bascule with a rigidly attached, below-deck counterweight. Com... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Taylor Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bayfield Road, Amnicon Falls, Douglas County, WI

Taylor Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bayfield Road, Amnicon Falls, ...

Significance: Crossing the Middle River in rural Douglas County in northwest Wisconsin, the Taylor Bridge is a timber, bolt-connected, pony truss of queen-post design. Constructed in 1929-30, it is the last rem... More

Heath Bridge, Bloomberg road over Chippewa River, Exeland, Sawyer County, WI

Heath Bridge, Bloomberg road over Chippewa River, Exeland, Sawyer Coun...

Significance: Crossing the Chippewa River in southern Sawyer County, Wisconsin, the Heath Bridge is a steel, riveted, two-span, overhead, Pratt truss highway bridge. Constructed in 1914, it is one of the first... More

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

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

Significance: It was the beginning of an interconnected power system throughout that state's Lower Peninsula. When Cooke went on line in 1912, the plant produced electrical energy that was used 125 miles to the... More

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Divis...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Significance: Though the War of 1812 stimulated its establishment, Watervliet Arsenal's busiest years occurred during the Mexican and Civil Wars. In 1889, it became the government's cannon factory, famous for ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Taylor Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bayfield Road, Amnicon Falls, Douglas County, WI

Taylor Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Bayfield Road, Amnicon Falls, ...

Significance: Crossing the Middle River in rural Douglas County in northwest Wisconsin, the Taylor Bridge is a timber, bolt-connected, pony truss of queen-post design. Constructed in 1929-30, it is the last rem... More

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

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

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

Significance: It was the beginning of an interconnected power system throughout that state's Lower Peninsula. When Cooke went on line in 1912, the plant produced electrical energy that was used 125 miles to the... More

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, Newaygo County, MI

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, New...

Significance: Consumers Power Company built the Hardy Hydroelectric Plant in the early 1930s as a link in its system of electric power generation. In designing and building Hardy, the company found a way to ere... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Significance: Though the War of 1812 stimulated its establishment, Watervliet Arsenal's busiest years occurred during the Mexican and Civil Wars. In 1889, it became the government's cannon factory, famous for ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

North Halsted Street Canal Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at North Halsted Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Halsted Street Canal Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at Nort...

Significance: Spanning the North Branch Canal at North Halsted Street in Chicago, the North Halsted Street Bridge is a double-leaf, fixed-trunnion bascule with a rigidly attached, below-deck counterweight. Com... More

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

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

Significance: It was the beginning of an interconnected power system throughout that state's Lower Peninsula. When Cooke went on line in 1912, the plant produced electrical energy that was used 125 miles to the... More

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Divis...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Watervliet Arsenal, South Broadway, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Significance: Though the War of 1812 stimulated its establishment, Watervliet Arsenal's busiest years occurred during the Mexican and Civil Wars. In 1889, it became the government's cannon factory, famous for ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Heath Bridge, Bloomberg road over Chippewa River, Exeland, Sawyer County, WI

Heath Bridge, Bloomberg road over Chippewa River, Exeland, Sawyer Coun...

Significance: Crossing the Chippewa River in southern Sawyer County, Wisconsin, the Heath Bridge is a steel, riveted, two-span, overhead, Pratt truss highway bridge. Constructed in 1914, it is one of the first... More

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

West Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, Newaygo County, MI

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, New...

Significance: Consumers Power Company built the Hardy Hydroelectric Plant in the early 1930s as a link in its system of electric power generation. In designing and building Hardy, the company found a way to ere... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & south branches, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago River Bascule Bridges, Spanning Chicago River & its north & so...

Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnion bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Division Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

East Division Street Bridge, Spanning North Branch Canal at West Divis...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

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