Corliss Steam Engine

Corliss Steam Engine - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Corliss Steam Engine on the Pawnee County Fairgrounds in Pawnee, Oklahoma is a Corliss steam engine that was built 1912. It and a twin sister engine were originally built for the Blackwell Zinc Co., of Blackwell, Oklahoma. It powered most of the electricity-powered machinery in the 1000-employee zinc smelter plant, until the plant closed in 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

type: NRHP
date from: 1912

Source: en.wikipedia.org