Navy Yard in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lumber Shed - Movement of Materials
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2018
1. Lumber Shed - Movement of Materials Marker
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Lumber Shed - Movement of Materials. . A segment of the Navy Yard's marine rail system bisected the Lumber Storage Shed buildings. These tracks facilitated the movement of the newly cut lumber from the ships at the waterfront, to the shed for drying, and finally to the adjacent Pattern and Joiners' Shop for use in the fabrication of mock-ups and patterns for new ordnance design. The expansive marine rail system covered the Navy Yard site and was the primary means of transporting cargo for the manufacturing process. The Lumber Storage Shed exemplifies the critical relationship among service structures, production facilities, and the marine rail system that allowed for efficient movement of materials through this industrial complex.
A segment of the Navy Yard's marine rail system bisected the Lumber Storage Shed buildings. These tracks facilitated the movement of the newly cut lumber from the ships at the waterfront, to the shed for drying, and finally to the adjacent Pattern and Joiners' Shop for use in the fabrication of mock-ups and patterns for new ordnance design. The expansive marine rail system covered the Navy Yard site and was the primary means of transporting cargo for the manufacturing process. The Lumber Storage Shed exemplifies the critical relationship among service structures, production facilities, and the marine rail system that allowed for efficient movement of materials through this industrial complex.
Location. 38° 52.407′ N, 77° 0.08′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Navy Yard. It can be reached from Water Street Southeast east of 3rd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map.
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Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Water Street Southeast, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2018
2. Lumber Shed - Movement of Materials Marker
marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Twelve12 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 99M (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Bixby (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Lumber Shed (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); USDOT (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Audi Field (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Dock 79 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Nationals Park (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
