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HAER WVA,19-HARF,31- (sheet 6 of 10) - Shenandoah Pulp Mill, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Title
HAER WVA,19-HARF,31- (sheet 6 of 10) - Shenandoah Pulp Mill, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
Description
Savery, Thomas
Depicted place West Virginia; Jefferson County; Harpers Ferry
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 34 x 44 in. (E size)
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER WVA,19-HARF,31- (sheet 6 of 10)
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The potential for water-powered industry was recognized early in Harpers Ferry's history as illustrated by the establishment of the National Armory in 1798. The Shenandoah Pulp Mill, built in 1887-88 by Thomas Savery, was the last water-powered mill to operate on Virginius Island. Built on the site of the Shenandoah Canal's lower lock, the mill ground wood to pulp for the production of paper. Fiver flumes channeled water over five pairs of turbines which powered the pulp making machinery. Three pairs of the turbines were New American Water Wheels on horizontal shafts, one pair was New American Water Wheels on vertical shafts and one pair was Improved Success Water Wheels on vertical shafts. By the 1920s, the mill was producing 15 tons of wood pulp daily. Mounting losses forced the pulp mill to close after 45 years of of operation in 1935. Most of the structure was swept away in the flood of 1936, leaving only the massive stone piers. The closing of the Shenandoah Pulp Mill marked the end of the water-powered industrial era on Virginius Island. However, the stone foundation remains as an important artifact of hydraulic technology in the development of the Potomac River Valley.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N212
  • Survey number: HAER WV-59
  • Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1936
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