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Dredge CINCINNATI, Docked on Ohio River at foot of Lighthill Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

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Significance: The Cincinnati is a "dipper dredge," particularly suited to the shallow, rocky conditions of American inland waterways. The dredge operated for 78 years on the Ohio River and its tributaries. The Cincinnati was part of federally funded waterways improvement projects developed to enhance the economic viability of American rivers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Survey number: HAER PA-345

Building/structure dates: 1915 Initial Construction

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dipper dredges dredging navigation maritime pittsburgh pa dredge cincinnati dredge cincinnati ohio ohio river foot lighthill lighthill street pittsburgh allegheny allegheny county pennsylvania don frankenberry ron grimm historic american engineering record historical construction equipment corporation jet lowe m and o marine construction m a sweeny shipyard monongahela and ohio dredging company martin reuss francie robb us army corps of engineers harry young zubik towing company photo ultra high resolution high resolution industrial history shipyard library of congress
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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
M. A. Sweeny Shipyard
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Zubik Towing Company
Monongahela & Ohio Dredging Company
Grimm, Ron
Reuss, Martin, field team
Frankenberry, Don, field team
Young, Harry, field team
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, sponsor
M & O Marine Construction, sponsor
Historical Construction Equipment Corporation, sponsor
Robb, Francie, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
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Location

Pittsburgh (Pa.) ,  40.44842, -80.02391
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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dipper dredges dredging navigation maritime pittsburgh pa dredge cincinnati dredge cincinnati ohio ohio river foot lighthill lighthill street pittsburgh allegheny allegheny county pennsylvania don frankenberry ron grimm historic american engineering record historical construction equipment corporation jet lowe m and o marine construction m a sweeny shipyard monongahela and ohio dredging company martin reuss francie robb us army corps of engineers harry young zubik towing company photo ultra high resolution high resolution industrial history shipyard library of congress