Steamtown's historic roundhouse complex consists of the above - and below - ground remains of a series of roundhouses and turntables built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad between 1865 and 1937.
In advance of the new exhibit buildings' construction, archeologists excavated and studied the buried foundation of the first roundhouse built in this vicinity. The circular exterior wall of the 1865 roundhouse, located approximately 145 feet from the center of the existing turntable, and the remnants of several brick inspection pits were unearthed.
Compare the exposed 1865 inspection pit, in front of you, with the 1902/1937 pit, behind you, to appreciate the strides that were made in worker safety and comfort in the years between their construction.
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