Near Marietta in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Frick Stationary Steam Engine
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 7, 2019
1. Frick Stationary Steam Engine Marker
Inscription.
Frick Stationary Steam Engine. . In 1853, George Frick established a company in Waynesboro, PA to build steam engines. The steam engine, won a gold medal at the Philadelphia World's Fair for best in class. Again in 1880, a Frick Eclipse engine triumphed over 25 other competitors at the great exhibition in Melbourne, Australia. The steam engine used steam to shuttle a piston back and forth which was connected to the drive wheel and belts to drive the equipment. Steam engines were used at the Musselman/Vesta Furnace to provide power to operate such equipment as the "Skip Hoist" used to transport raw materials to the top of the furnace, the "Blower Engines" which were used to provide blast air through the stoves to the base of the furnace, and "Water Pumps" to provide a flow of water to cool the outside of the furnace and to supply water to the boilers to make steam.
In 1853, George Frick established a company in Waynesboro, PA to build steam engines. The steam engine, won a gold medal at the Philadelphia World's Fair for best in class. Again in 1880, a Frick Eclipse engine triumphed over 25 other competitors at the great exhibition in Melbourne, Australia. The steam engine used steam to shuttle a piston back and forth which was connected to the drive wheel and belts to drive the equipment. Steam engines were used at the Musselman/Vesta Furnace to provide power to operate such equipment as the "Skip Hoist" used to transport raw materials to the top of the furnace, the "Blower Engines" which were used to provide blast air through the stoves to the base of the furnace, and "Water Pumps" to provide a flow of water to cool the outside of the furnace and to supply water to the boilers to make steam.
Erected by Rivertownes PA USA; Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority. (Marker Number 7.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
Location. 40° 3.524′ N, 76° 32.101′ W. Marker is near Marietta, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of Furnace Road and Robert K Mowrer Drive, on the left when traveling
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west on Furnace Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 Donegal Place, Marietta PA 17547, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 7, 2019
2. Frick Stationary Steam Engine Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 772 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 8, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
