White in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

ca. 1925 P&H Dragline Model 206

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

1. ca. 1925 P&H Dragline Model 206 Marker

Inscription. The Model 206 was the first popular earthmoving machine produced by P&H (Pawling and Harmischfeger). It had two speeds. The machine could travel through deep mud or up steep grades in low gear or travel a little faster from the site to another in high gear. A unique feature was the interchangeable attachments, which could convert the Model 206 into a shovel, dragline, pile driver, or crane.

Originally a shovel, the machine on exhibit was converted to dragline for use at New Riverside Ochre, a local barite mine. A dragline has a large-volume bucket controlled by cables. The bucket would be lowered onto the ore pile, scoop the ore, and dump it into waiting trucks.

(caption) The P&H in action at one of New Riverside Ochre's barite mines.

Engine Type: Waukesha Gasoline
Displacement: 982 cubic inches
Cylinders: 4
Output: 65 HP
Top Speed: 0.4 mph (low gear), 1.15 mph (high gear)
Manufacturer P&H Mining Machinery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Donated by New Riverside Ochre Company
Cartersville, Georgia

Erected by Tellus Science Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 34° 14.503′ N, 84°

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46.174′ W. Marker is in White, Georgia, in Bartow County. It is on Tellus Drive 0.1 miles north of William Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Tellus Dr, White GA 30184, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: ca. 1930 Whitcomb 15-ton Model 15DM4 Locomotive (a few steps from this marker); ca. 1960 Euclid Dump Truck (within shouting distance of this marker); ca. 1997 HD785-3 Komatsu Dump Truck (within shouting distance of this marker); Harris II - Meter Satellite Earth Station Antenna (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rowland Springs (approx. 2 miles away); Felton Home (approx. 3 miles away); Confederate Memorial Cassville Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Grave of Gen. William Tatum Wofford (approx. 4.4 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker is outside the Tellus Museum along the edge of the parking lot.

Also see . . . Tellus Science Museum. (Submitted on April 5, 2025.)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

2. ca. 1925 P&H Dragline Model 206 Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

3. ca. 1925 P&H Dragline Model 206 Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

4. ca. 1925 P&H Dragline Model 206 Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

5. ca. 1925 P&H Dragline Model 206 Marker

Interior of the ca. 1925 P&H Dragline Model 206 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

6. Interior of the ca. 1925 P&H Dragline Model 206

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 151 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 28, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.