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Corliss Steam Engine sign in Newport, Washington. Sign reads as follows: 'Corliss Steam Engine 'The Big Wheel'. Engine Data- 478 Horsepower, 22 inch cylinder-42 inch stroke, 120 pounds P.S.I. steam pressure, 63,000 pounds in weight. Wheel data- 16 feet in diameter, 100 R.P.M., 42 inch face, 20,000 pounds in weight. The Big Wheel was manufactured by Aliss Chalmers in 1909 and moved to Newport by the Fidelity Lumber Company. It was in continuous service for 55 years, cutting over 1 billion board feet of lumber. In 1964 the engine was donated to the Newport JC's by the Diamond National Corporation to preserve a part of a passing era. The Newport JC's then moved and erected the engine at this site. It was dedicated by Governor Daniel J. Evans June 14, 1965 and presented to the city of Newport.'
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Title:
Corliss Steam Engine Sign
Creator:
Fullerton, Neil
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1967-04-15
Description:
Corliss Steam Engine sign in Newport, Washington. Sign reads as follows: 'Corliss Steam Engine 'The Big Wheel'. Engine Data- 478 Horsepower, 22 inch cylinder-42 inch stroke, 120 pounds P.S.I. steam pressure, 63,000 pounds in weight. Wheel data- 16 feet in diameter, 100 R.P.M., 42 inch face, 20,000 pounds in weight. The Big Wheel was manufactured by Aliss Chalmers in 1909 and moved to Newport by the Fidelity Lumber Company. It was in continuous service for 55 years, cutting over 1 billion board feet of lumber. In 1964 the engine was donated to the Newport JC's by the Diamond National Corporation to preserve a part of a passing era. The Newport JC's then moved and erected the engine at this site. It was dedicated by Governor Daniel J. Evans June 14, 1965 and presented to the city of Newport.'
Subjects:
information signs historic sign steam engine historic marker
Location:
Newport, Pend Oreille County, WA
Latitude:
48.1819
Longitude:
-117.0354
Source:
White Pine: King of Many Waters collection, 1964-1970, MG 69, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives
Source Identifier:
69_2_I-14
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg

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"Corliss Steam Engine Sign", White Pine - King of Many Waters Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/whitepine/items/whitepine49.html
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