Concrete Railroad Piers

Concrete Railroad Piers (HM2IK5)

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N 40° 3.517', W 76° 32.112'

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With the arrival of the Pennsylvania Railroad, raw materials were delivered to the furnace by rail. The concrete piers were used to elevate the rails so all ore and coal could be dumped between the piers and from there to be transported to the stock shed. The raw materials were moved by shovel and "buggies." The notches in some of the adjoining piers held timbers. These timbers served as funnels to channel the raw material into piles making it easier for the "bottom fillers" to move the material.
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HM NumberHM2IK5
Series This marker is part of the Pennsylvania Railroad series
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Placed ByRivertownes PA USA; Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, July 8th, 2019 at 5:04pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 369065 N 4435392
Decimal Degrees40.05861667, -76.53520000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 3.517', W 76° 32.112'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 3' 31.02" N, 76° 32' 6.7200000000001" W
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