Pennsylvania Railroad, Canton Coal Pier, Clinton Street at Keith Avenue (Canton area), Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Summary
Significance: The P.R.R. Canton Coal Pier is significant, uniquely designed, and highly successful means of transporting coal from rail to barge. It is virtually unchanged and still in operation.
Survey number: HAER MD-34
Tags
industrial facilities
transportation facilities
industry
hopper cars
coal chutes
baltimore
pennsylvania
railroad
pennsylvania railroad
canton
pier
canton coal pier
clinton street
keith
keith avenue
canton area
maryland
history of baltimore maryland
catherine crawford
historic american engineering record
jet lowe
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
historic american landscapes survey
historic american buildings survey
architecture
railroad architecture
coal mines and mining
mining industry
library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Crawford, C
Lowe, Jet
Location
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
,
41.20332, -77.19452
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html