Felton in Santa Cruz County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Wagon Top Boiler

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, January 18, 2022

1. Wagon Top Boiler Marker

Inscription. Common type steam boiler used in 1880's. Gets it's name from it's flat-bottomed barrel, which was originally mounted on a wagon.

A high dome, mounted over the rectangular firebox, provides the "driest” steam possible which decreases the washing off of necessary lubricants.

Built for our Dixiana, this boiler was turned out in 1912 from Lima Locomotive works in Lima, Ohio and operated on many shortlines in Tennessee and Virginia. It came to Roaring Camp in 1964 and was retired in 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 37° 2.471′ N, 122° 3.772′ W. Marker is in Felton, California, in Santa Cruz County. It can be reached from Graham Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Felton CA 95018, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Central Coast

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Heisler/Shay/Climax Locomotives (within shouting distance of this marker); Roaring Camp Covered Bridge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lt. John C. Fremont Tree (approx. 0.4 miles away); Felton Covered Bridge (approx. 0.8 miles away); Felton Heritage Tree (approx. one mile away); The Cremer House

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(approx. one mile away); Felton Presbyterian Church (approx. one mile away); Historic Lime Kilns (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Felton.

More about this marker. The marker is on the grounds of the Roaring Camp Narrow Gauge RR, on the north side of the path between the covered bridge and the general store.

Wagon Top Boiler and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, January 18, 2022

2. Wagon Top Boiler and Marker

courtesy of UConn Libraries under Creative Commons License 4.0, January 26, 1964

3. The Dixiana

"Roaring Camp and Big Trees narrow gauge tourist railroad steam locomotive Shay type 1 in Felton, California."

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,028 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.