Marker #13-51 : Marion Steam Shovel / Same

The Mountaineer uploaded by Ohio Historical Society
The Mountaineer, a steam shovel built by the Marion Steam Shovel Company based in Marion, Ohio, ca. 1945-1960 (AL03324).

Name	User	Date
bucket from steamshovel	BuckeyeTraveller	11-23-07
marker	BuckeyeTraveller	11-23-07
marker and bucket from steamshovel	BuckeyeTraveller	11-23-07
Another marker there	BuckeyeTraveller	11-23-07
The Mountaineer	Ohio Historical Society	01-31-06

Side A : "Marion Steam Shovel"

The Marion Steam Shovel Company built the primary tools for America's civil engineering for more than 100 years. Founded in 1884 by Henry M. Barnhart, George W. King, and Edward Huber, the company's patent steam shovels helped revolutionize railway and road construction, and were used in the building of the Panama Canal, Hoover Dam, and the Holland Tunnel. "The Shovel" also built ditchers, log loaders, dredges, and draglines, including some of the largest land vehicles ever built. The first electric machine was built in 1915, but it was not until 1946 that the name was changed to Marion Power Shovel. In the mid-twentieth century, "The Shovel" employed 2,500 workers. In the 1960s, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration selected Marion to build the crawlers that transport spacecraft to their launch pads. Hundred-year rival Bucyrus International acquired and closed the company in 1997.

Side B : "Same"

Same

Latitude / Longitude

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Address

617 W. Center Street
Marion, OH 43301
Marion County

Location Directions

617 W. Center Street

Keywords

Businesses

Categories

Industry

Sponsor(s)

Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The International Paper Company Foundation, and The Ohio Historical Society

Year

2003