Marion Steamshovel

The McNally Company and the Wilkinson Coal Company restored and preserved the Marion Model #37 Steam Shovel which rests at the Crawford County Museum. The 222 Page Dragline has been restored and preserved and can be seen at Big Brutus. The Dragline Bucket that is displayed here has geniouslly donated by the Wilkinson family.

Steam Shovel History

 · The Marion Steam Shovel Company, founded in , in Marion, Ohio, sprang up in direct response to the railroad boom that opened up the western United States and Canada. By the early s, Marion was such a dominant steam shovel manufacturer that the town came to be known as "the city that built the Panama Canal," for the crucial role steam.

Marion, Ohio

In , the largest employer was the Marion Steam Shovel Company, with eighty employees. This business manufactured steam shovels, including some that were used to dig the Panama Canal. Marion and its residents continued to prosper during the twentieth century. In , Marion was the largest population center in Marion County, with a total.

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Products of the Marion Steam Shovel Company (later Marion Power Shovel) were used by contractors to build the historic landmarks of the Panama Canal, the Hoover Dam, and to dig the Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River. But Marion's greatness has not been relegated to the history books only. Our city's future is bright.

The Marion Steam Shovel Company, Marion Ohio, U.S.A

The Marion Steam Shovel Company, Marion Ohio, U.S.A. Illustrated Repair List Paperback

 · Stand in a Steam Shovel Bucket. The Marion Steam Shovel Company was in business from to , building steam shovels used in the construction of the Panama Canal, Hoover Dam, and the Holland Tunnel, plus many other construction projects. They also built the crawlers that transported rockets to the launch pads at Cape Kennedy.

Marion Steam Shovel Company

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Toy Steam Shovel

This toy steam shovel called the "Marion," from around , represents a power shovel produced by another important Ohio company, the Marion Steam Shovel Company. Toys such as this shovel raise questions about the relationship between technological innovation and social impact.

Marion Power Shovel Company — Wikipedia Republished // WIKI 2

Marion Power Shovel Company was an American firm that designed, manufactured and sold steam shovels, power shovels, blast hole drills, excavators, and dragline excavators for use in the construction and mining industries. The company was a major supplier of steam shovels for the construction of the Panama Canal. The company also built the two crawler-transporters used by NASA for transporting.

Circa 's Marion Steam Shovel Company, Ohio, Watch Fob

Circa 's Marion Steam Shovel Company, Ohio, brass watch fob. Nice collector piece. Please read condition report and see photos. About Buttercup Antiques… Buttercup Antiques is located in the St. Francois Mountains of Missouri. We specialize in unique vintage items, antiques and art.

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Products of the Marion Steam Shovel Company (later Marion Power Shovel) were used by contractors to build the historic landmarks of the Panama Canal, the Hoover Dam, and to dig the Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River. But Marion's greatness has not been relegated to the history books only. Our city's future is bright.

Toy Steam Shovel

This toy steam shovel called the "Marion," from around , represents a power shovel produced by another important Ohio company, the Marion Steam Shovel Company. Toys such as this shovel raise questions about the relationship between technological innovation and social impact.

Panama Canal Shovel In Costa Rica

The Marion Steam Shovel Company of Marion, Ohio built twenty-four. The Thew Shovel Company built one. 260,000,000 cubic yards of material were removed, enough to cover a square mile area 251 feet deep. Upon completion of the canal the shovels were sold off for use in Alaska, Spain, Costa Rica, and Ohio. None of these shovels remain in Panama.

Marion County 200: Marion Steam Shovel helps excavate the

 · The Marion Steam Shovel Company's success was evident when it was chosen as one of two companies in to provide steam shovels for the ….

Model 300 Marion Steam Shovel at a copper mine. Circa

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 · Later renamed Marion Power Shovel, the company would become the leading producer of shovels and draglines in the United States. While it closed in the s, Marion Steam Shovel's contributions cannot be overlooked and include their use almost exclusively in digging the Panama Canal, the construction of Hoover Dam, and NASA's crawler.

Toy Steam Shovel

This toy steam shovel called the "Marion," from around , represents a power shovel produced by another important Ohio company, the Marion Steam Shovel Company. Toys such as this shovel raise questions about the relationship between technological innovation and social impact.

marion shovel for sale

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Marion County 200: Marion Steam Shovel helps excavate the

 · The Marion Steam Shovel Company's success was evident when it was chosen as one of two companies in to provide steam shovels for the ….

Marion Steam Shovel : Marker #13

 · Long Description: The Marion Steam Shovel Company built the primary tools for America's civil engineering for more than 100 years. Founded in by Henry M. Barnhart, George W. King, and Edward Huber, the company's patent steam shovels helped revolutionize railway and road construction, and were used in the building of the Panama Canal, Hoover Dam, and the Holland Tunnel.

Marion, Ohio

In , the largest employer was the Marion Steam Shovel Company, with eighty employees. This business manufactured steam shovels, including some that were used to dig the Panama Canal. Marion and its residents continued to prosper during the twentieth century. In , Marion was the largest population center in Marion County, with a total.

Marion Power Shovel Company and similar companies

Marion, Ohio based manufacturer of heavy machinery, producing steam shovels, dragline excavators and cranes. Founded in as Marion Steam Shovel and Dredge Company by A.E. Cheney, the former head of sales for the Marion Steam Shovel Company.

Marion, OH

 · Stand in a Steam Shovel Bucket. The Marion Steam Shovel Company was in business from to , building steam shovels used in the construction of the Panama Canal, Hoover Dam, and the Holland Tunnel, plus many other construction projects. They also built the crawlers that transported rockets to the launch pads at Cape Kennedy.