Shenandoah Pulp Factory

Shenandoah Pulp Factory (HMCH0)

Location: Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 19.332', W 77° 44.411'

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In 1877-1888, on the former site of the Shenandoah Canal's lower locks, Thomas Savery erected this large mill to provide wood pulp for the paper industry.

Ten turbines, arranged in pairs in the mill's five massive sluiceways, powered wood grinders, rolling machines, and other pulp-making machinery. By the 1920's, Savery's mill had the capacity to produce 15 tons of ground wood pulp daily.

After several unprofitable years, the mill closed in 1935. Within a year the building was destroyed by the record flood of 1936.

Its ruins reveal the last remnant of water-powered industry in Harpers Ferry.
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Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 1:39am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 263784 N 4356113
Decimal Degrees39.32220000, -77.74018333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 19.332', W 77° 44.411'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 19' 19.92" N, 77° 44' 24.66" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 64 Shenandoah St, Harpers Ferry WV 25425, US
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