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Landmarks are listed below (geographically). Each landmark page contains a title, the significant year relating to the creation of the artifact (not necessarily the concept or design), the owner or caretaker (if helpful to finding it), the location, and a brief description of the landmark, site or collection. For additional information on landmarks, please see the "About the Landmarks Program" section located below. A landmark search is also available under the "Expand for Selections" link located below.
The History and Heritage Committee, which administers this program under the Center for Public Awareness, welcomes any corrections or changes that readers discover. Contact the History and Heritage Committee, c/o ASME Public Awareness, Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990; 212-591-8614; FAX 212-591-8080. Through e-mail, contact H&H staff liaison. |
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ALABAMA
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#23 Pit-Cast Jib Crane (1905)*
Sloss Furnace Museum, Birmingham, Ala.: last US pit-cast jib crane to operate in the casting of iron pipe |
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China
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#85 PACECO Container Crane (1959)
Port of Nanjing, Nanjing, China: first high-speed, dockside container-handling crane |
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FLORIDA
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#172 Bay City Walking Dredge (1924)
National Park Service, Collier-Seminole State Park, near Naples, Fla.: last remaining dredge in the United States with unique propulsion system, designed for a wetlands environment |
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MICHIGAN
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#96 Quincy Mining Company No. 2 Mine Hoist (1920)
Quincy Mine Hoist Association, Inc., Hancock, Mich.: world's largest mine hoist |
#196 Bessemer Conversion Engine (ca. 1900)
Scottville, Mich.: early example of the successful conversion of steam engines to internal-combustion engines |
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OHIO
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#133 Buckeye Steam Traction Ditcher (1902)
Hancock Historical Museum, Findlay, Ohio: earliest surviving example of the first successful traction ditching machine for laying agricultural drainage tiles |
#199 Hulett Ore Unloaders (1912)
Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Ohio: the largest and oldest surviving example of a highly efficient materials-handling machine unique to the Great Lakes that revolutionized ore handling |
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OKLAHOMA
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#222 Ditch Witch® DWP Service-Line Trencher (1952)
Ditch Witch Museum and Heritage Center, Perry, Oklahoma: first mechanized, compact service-line trencher |
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TEXAS
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#242 Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar Apparatus (1962)
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas: Mechanical test instrument used to measure and characterize the dynamic response of materials at high strain rates |
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UTAH
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#212 EIMCO Rocker Shovel Loader, Model 12B (1938)
Miners Plaza in historic Old Park City, Park City, Utah: first successful mining device to replace human labor in removing the rubble from underground hard-rock blasting |
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