Gillette in Campbell County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Coal Shovel Bucket

— Energy Equipment Exhibit —

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2022

1. Coal Shovel Bucket Marker

Inscription.
Height 7 ft.
Width 10 ft. 6 in.
Depth 10 ft.
Capacity 14 yds.

This bucket is off a Marion 190 Shovel, built in Marion, Ohio. It came to Campbell County in 1975 after working in Wales. The Marion Shovel was used to move overburden and coal.

Donated by: Cordero Mining
Supported by: Philip’s Welding Service

Erected by Energy Equipment Exhibit of the High Plains Technology Center at Cam-Plex.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1975.

Location. 44° 17.065′ N, 105° 26.868′ W. Marker is in Gillette, Wyoming, in Campbell County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Garner Lake Road and Martingale Drive, on the left when traveling south. The marker and shovel bucket are in the Cam-Plex Energy Equipment Exhibit at Gillette Energy Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 891 South Garner Lake Road, Gillette WY 82718, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

on the Great Plains,

on the Northern

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Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sundial and Time Capsule (a few steps from this marker); Rotary Drill (a few steps from this marker); Engine 5802 (within shouting distance of this marker); Industrial Tires (within shouting distance of this marker); Pulling Unit (within shouting distance of this marker); Worthington Generator Units (within shouting distance of this marker); Caterpillar (within shouting distance of this marker); Unit Rig Truck (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gillette.

Also see . . . Marion Power Shovel Company (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Marion Power Shovel Company was an American firm that designed, manufactured and sold steam shovels, power shovels, blast hole drills, excavators, and dragline excavators for use in the construction and mining industries. The company
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2022

2. Coal Shovel Bucket & Marker
was a major supplier of steam shovels for the construction of the Panama Canal. The company also built the two crawler-transporters used by NASA for transporting the Saturn V rocket and later the Space Shuttle to their launch pads. The company's shovels played a major role in excavation for Hoover Dam, the Holland Tunnel and the extension of the Number 7 subway line to Main Street in Flushing, Queens.
Founded in Marion, Ohio in August, 1884 by Henry Barnhart, Edward Huber and George W. King as the Marion Steam Shovel Company, the company grew through sales and acquisitions throughout the 20th century. The company ceased to be independent when it was sold, becoming the Marion division of Dresser Industries in 1977. In 1992, Dresser spun off the Marion division and certain other assets into a holding company that eventually became the Global Industrial Technologies, Inc. Global sold the division to longtime rival Bucyrus International in 1997. In 2010 Bucyrus was purchased by Caterpillar, Inc., the world’s largest equipment manufacturer.

(Submitted on July 26, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2022

3. Coal Shovel Bucket

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.