"Dinky"

"Dinky" (HM12FQ)

Location: Westwood, CA 96137 Plumas County
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N 40° 18.035', W 121° 14.204'

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The "Dinky," a narrow gauge locomotive, was discovered n May 1996 after 82 years at the bottom of Butt Lake. It was used during the 1910-1914 construction of the Almanor and Butt Lake Dams. An H.K. Porter engine, it is thought to be the ?Eureka' originally built for the Nevada Mill Company in 1887. The Dinky's were stout little earthmovers and haulers at the turn of the century but when work on the dams was completed, this one was left to its watery grave. When Butt Lake was partially drained in 1996 for repairs to the dam, the Dinky was found in the silt and was meticulously restored.
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HM NumberHM12FQ
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed1999
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Las Plumas del Oro Chapter No. 8, Vigilante Outpost No. 1911
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 12:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 649853 N 4462611
Decimal Degrees40.30058333, -121.23673333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 18.035', W 121° 14.204'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 18' 2.10" N, 121° 14' 12.24" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 501-515 Main St, Westwood CA 96137, US
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