Английская Википедия:Coplay Cement Company Kilns
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox NRHP Coplay Cement Company Kilns, also known as the Saylor Park Industrial Museum, is an open-air historic site located at Coplay, Pennsylvania in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The nine kilns were built between 1892 and 1893 and used for the production of Portland cement.
The kilns are constructed from locally produced red brick, and are known as Schoefer vertical kilns. They were shut down in 1904, and the Coplay Cement Company then donated them and the surrounding land to Lehigh County in 1975, which was used in creating a cement industry museum celebrating the important role the company and cement played in the area's early economic development. It is operated as a partnership between Lehigh County, which owns and maintains the site, and the Lehigh County Historical Society, which provides educational services.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[2]
The Saylor Cement Museum honors David Saylor (1827-1884), the father of the American Portland cement industry, and the people who built this industry into one of the most important in the Lehigh Valley and the nation. Lehigh County was a natural spot for cement production. Cement is made from rocks containing lime, silica, and alumina; Lehigh County limestone “cement rock” contains all three ingredients.
In 1866, David O. Saylor helped found Coplay Cement Company. In 1871, he received the first American patent for Portland cement, which is much stronger than the natural cement that had previously been produced in this country. Saylor's Portland cement built bridges, docks, jetties, roads, aqueducts, subways, and skyscrapers. By 1900, the Lehigh Valley made 72% of Portland cement produced in this country.[3]
The first kiln at the Coplay Cement Company was a dome kiln. Dome kilns were inefficient; they had to shut down often. In 1893 Coplay Cement built Mill B, containing the Schoefer kilns standing today. Originally enclosed in a large building, Schoefer kilns could run continuously. Soon, however, the even more efficient rotary kilns came into use. Mill B's outdated Schoefer kilns shut down in 1904, and Coplay Cement later used Mill B's buildings for storage.[3]
References
External links
- Coplay Cement Company Kilns at American Heritage
- "Saylor Park" at Lehigh County website
- The Saylor Kilns at the Historical Marker Database
Шаблон:National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Шаблон:Lehigh Valley
Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web Note: This includes Шаблон:Cite web and Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокnrisне указан текст - ↑ 3,0 3,1 Saylor Cement Museum Brochure.
- Английская Википедия
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Industrial buildings completed in 1893
- Industry museums in Pennsylvania
- Museums in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
- Страницы с ошибками в примечаниях
