Chapin Mine Steam Pump Engine

Kent St., Iron Mountain, Michigan. County/parish: Dickinson.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 09, 1981. NRIS 81000305.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • The Cornish Pump

From Wikipedia:

Chapin Mine Steam Pump Engine

The Chapin Mine Steam Pump Engine, also known as the Cornish Pump, is a steam-driven pump located at the corner of Kent Street and Kimberly Avenue in Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States. It is the largest reciprocating steam-driven engine ever built in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25339228

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