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==Middleton Enginehouse September 1916 to 1927 <ref>Middleton 1909 -1984 Heart of the Valley pg. 26 </ref> == | ==Middleton Enginehouse September 1916 to 1927 <ref>Middleton 1909 -1984 Heart of the Valley pg. 26 </ref> == | ||
| − | An [[:Category:Roundhouses|enginehouse]] at [[Middleton]] was built at the east end of the [[Middleton Railyard]], completed around | + | An [[:Category:Roundhouses|enginehouse]] at [[Middleton]] was built at the east end of the [[Middleton Railyard]]. The 88-foot long wooden engine house could accommodate three locomotives. Construction began in August 1916 by the DAR's Bridge and Building department, led by foreman H. Dalton. The enginehouse was completed around September 8, 1916. It was demolished in 1927, only lasting for ten years. |
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| − | File:TO - 19160908 - TheLocomotiveHouse.jpg | The Outlook article about the new Middleton Enginehouse | + | File:Weekly Monitor 1916-August-2.jpg|''The Weekly Monitor'' article on the start of construction of the [[Middleton Engine House]], August 23, 1916. |
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| + | File:TO - 19160908 - TheLocomotiveHouse.jpg |''The Outlook'' article about the completion of the new [[Middleton Enginehouse]], Sept. 8. 1916. | ||
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Revision as of 21:54, 11 December 2021
Middleton Enginehouse September 1916 to 1927 [1]
An enginehouse at Middleton was built at the east end of the Middleton Railyard. The 88-foot long wooden engine house could accommodate three locomotives. Construction began in August 1916 by the DAR's Bridge and Building department, led by foreman H. Dalton. The enginehouse was completed around September 8, 1916. It was demolished in 1927, only lasting for ten years.
The Weekly Monitor article on the start of construction of the Middleton Engine House, August 23, 1916.
The Outlook article about the completion of the new Middleton Enginehouse, Sept. 8. 1916.
References
- ↑ Middleton 1909 -1984 Heart of the Valley pg. 26
