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Hog Island Cranes

Coordinates: 40°11′28.7″N 74°45′22.9″W / 40.191306°N 74.756361°W / 40.191306; -74.756361
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Hog Island Cranes
Hog Island Cranes is located in Mercer County, New Jersey
Hog Island Cranes
Hog Island Cranes is located in New Jersey
Hog Island Cranes
Hog Island Cranes is located in the United States
Hog Island Cranes
LocationTrenton Marine Terminal, Trenton, New Jersey
Coordinates40°11′28.7″N 74°45′22.9″W / 40.191306°N 74.756361°W / 40.191306; -74.756361
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1917
ArchitectMcMyler-Interstate Company
NRHP reference No.80002500
NJRHP No.1772[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1980
Designated NJRHPFebruary 1, 1980

The Hog Island Cranes, located in Trenton, New Jersey, are two of twenty-eight locomotive steam gantry cranes built in 1917 by the McMyler-Interstate Company of Cleveland, Ohio for the Hog Island, Philadelphia shipyard. They aided in the American war effort in World War One, are representative of an important era of heavy lifting equipment, and played an important role in 20th century waterfront technology. The two cranes now in Trenton were sold as government surplus in 1930 to the city of Trenton for $5000, a fifth of the original cost, and were installed at the Trenton Marine Terminal in 1932.

The cranes had a 15-ton capacity and are mounted on tracks that run 1,700 feet (520 m) along the Delaware River waterfront at Trenton's southern limits. They were overhauled in 1952 and stand approximately 40 feet (12 m) tall. Only the substructure of the cranes is currently in place.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. January 2, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013.
  2. ^ Kardas, S.; Larrabee, E. "Hog Island Cranes". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.