Marion Power Shovel Company

  • American

The Marion Power Shovel Company began in the 1880s when Henry M Barnhart, a shovel operator, frustrated by frequent delays because of breakdowns, designed a new shovel. Barnhart approached Edward Huber of Marion, Ohio for the necessary funds and they secured a patent in 1883. They built the Barnhart's Steam Shovel and Wrecking Car and then in 1884 they founded the Marion Steam Shovel Company with another industrialist, George King. The company also manufactured ballast unloaders, log loaders and a ditcher. Crawler tracks were installed on Marion shovels in 1916, and kits were available to switch railroad shovels to crawler shovels. As the Marion Steam Shovel Company grew, and the steam engine was replaced by diesel and electric engines, the Marion Company changed its name to the Marion Power Shovel Company. In 1997, Marion was purchased by its rival Bucyrus International and the plant in Marion, Ohio was closed. - NRHP, 18 December 2007


Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1905/00/00 Of the 131 Model 91 Marion Shovels manufactured between 1902 and 1912, 16 were acquired by the Isthmian Canal Commission and used to excavate the Panama Canal. Manufacturer Marion Steam Shovel Le Roy Building the Panama Canal
1905/00/00 Of the 131 Model 91 Marion Shovels manufactured between 1902 and 1912, 16 were acquired by the Isthmian Canal Commission and used to excavate the Panama Canal. Manufacturer Panama Canal Panama Building the Panama Canal
1906/00/00 LeRoy Model 91 Marion Steam Shovel was probably manufactured in 1906 Manufacturer Marion Steam Shovel Le Roy
1913/05/00 Dredge No 4 begins operations May 1913, built during the summer and winter of 1912 for the Canadian Klondike Mining Company on Claim 112 Below Discovery on Bonanza Creek Manufacturer Dredge No 4 National Historic Site of Canada Dawson
1965/00/00 Two Crawler-transporters built by Marion Power Shovel Manufacturer Missile Crawler Transporter Facilities Kennedy Space Center
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