Estate Adrian, Cruz Bay, St. John, VI
Summary
Survey number: HAER VI-6
Steam Machines, Engines, Locomotives. In 1781 James Watt patented a steam engine that produced continuous rotary motion. Watt's ten-horsepower engines enabled a wide range of manufacturing machinery to be powered. The engines could be sited anywhere that water and coal or wood fuel could be obtained. By 1883, engines that could provide 10,000 hp had become feasible. The steam engine was one of the most important technologies of the Industrial Revolution.
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
McOnie & Mirless
Morris, Scott, transmitter
DeBoer, Ruth, transmitter
Location
cruz bay, 18.33134, -64.79375
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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