Steamtown National Historic Site

  • Historically Known As: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard - Dickson Manufacturing Co Site
  • Also Known As: Scranton Army Ammunition Plant

  • Address: 4 Lackawanna Ave
  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by Cliff St, Lackawanna Ave, Mattes Ave, River St and the Lackawanna River
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

Steam locomotives excite the senses and Steamtown keeps their stories alive!

Feel the heat from the firebox. Hear the bell and whistle. Smell the hot steam and oil. Feel the ground vibrate under your feet. See the one ton drive rods turn the wheels. Hear the chuff-chuff of the smokestack. Today, you can relive the era of steam as the engines come back to life. The cinders and grease, the oil and steam, the people and stories of railroading have returned. - NPS


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Niles.Frank J. Architect
Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Owner
1911/00/00 Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkes-Barre, PA Manufacturer Vulcan Iron Works manufactures Berlin Mills Railway 7 for the Berlin Mills Railway, an industrial line in Berlin, New Hampshire. It wasy donated to Steamtown by the Groveton Paper Company in 1969.

Data »

Particulars for Steamtown National Historic Site:
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Historic Use Manufacturing facility
Owner Private
Area of Significance Railroad
Area of Significance Transportation
Other Description Utilitarian



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 90001739
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Federal
Architect: Niles.Frank J.
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: Utilitarian
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination, Additional documentation
Nominator Name: National Historic Site
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Transportation, Industry
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1875-1899
Historic Function: Industry, processing, extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Manufacturing facility, Rail-related
Current Function: Industry, processing, extraction, Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Manufacturing facility Museum

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