Chapin Mine Steam Pump Engine | |
 Illustration from E.P. Allis Co, manufacturer. Note figure at left for scale. | |
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| Location | Kent St., Iron Mountain, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 45°49′30″N 88°4′12″W / 45.82500°N 88.07000°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | Edwin P. Reynolds |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000305[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 9, 1981 |
| Designated MSHS | February 19, 1958[2] |
The Chapin Mine Steam Pump Engine, also known as the Cornish Pump, is a steam-driven pump located at the corner of Kent Street and Kimberly Avenue in Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States. It is the largest reciprocating steam-driven engine ever built in the United States.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981,[1] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1958.[2]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
statewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Robert T. Balmer (2010), Modern Engineering Thermodynamics, Academic Press, p. 474, ISBN 978-0-12-374996-3