Skip Hoist/Oil Shed

Skip Hoist/Oil Shed (HM2IK4)

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N 40° 3.513', W 76° 32.115'

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The blast furnace was charged with anthracite coal, limestone and iron ore. In order to get the raw materials to the top of the furnace stack, a steam powered device called a "skip hoist" was used. The hoist was an inclined rail that conveyed platforms from the stock shed to the top of the furnace. The concrete base of the hoist was located to the left of the Oil Shed. The Shed, one of the original structures that still stands, housed lubricants for the furnace. At the corners of the Oil Shed are concrete bases that supported the hoist's vertical trusses.
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HM NumberHM2IK4
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Placed ByRivertownes PA USA; Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority
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Date Added Monday, July 8th, 2019 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 369060 N 4435384
Decimal Degrees40.05855000, -76.53525000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 3.513', W 76° 32.115'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 3' 30.78" N, 76° 32' 6.9000000000001" W
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