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1905 Shay Engine

Serial No. 1568

 
 
1905 Shay Engine Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 10, 2009
1. 1905 Shay Engine Marker
Inscription.
Built at the Lima Locomotive Works
Lima, Ohio
for Tioga Lumber Company
Nicholas County, West Virginia

Purchased by the Auglaize Township
Historical Society in 1996

 
Erected by Auglaize Township Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceRailroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1996.
 
Location. 40° 42.568′ N, 83° 55.288′ W. Marker is in Harrod, Ohio, in Allen County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of 2nd Street and Main Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in Railroad Heritage Park, under the shelter. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harrod OH 45850, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Workman's Crew Caboose (a few steps from this marker); Harrod Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Texas (CGN 39) (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Frank E. Evans DD754 (within shouting distance of this marker); 155 MM Howitzer (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); American Revolution
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Harrod (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrod.
 
Also see . . .
1. Shay locomotive. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 19, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Lima Locomotive Works. American Rails website entry (Submitted on June 19, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
1905 Shay Engine and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 10, 2009
2. 1905 Shay Engine and Marker
Crew Compartment of 1905 Shay Engine image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 10, 2009
3. Crew Compartment of 1905 Shay Engine
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,690 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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