National Register of Historic Places

United States Army Snow Plow #SN-87

Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
Listed
January 24, 2007
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06001273

About this property

The United States Army Snow Plow No. SN-87 is a historic railroad snow plow, that is part of the collection of the Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a 74,000-lb. wedge plow, mounted on a pair of trucks, built in 1953 by the O.F. Jordan Company of East Chicago, Indiana, under contract to the United States Army. It was used by the Army until 1990, when it was donated to the museum. The plow was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Arkansas

Location

1700 Port Rd.
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
34.22988, -91.98553

Categories

ENGINEERING
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was United States Army Snow Plow #SN-87 listed on the National Register?

United States Army Snow Plow #SN-87 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 2007.

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United States Army Snow Plow #SN-87 is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for United States Army Snow Plow #SN-87 is recorded as the industrial era.

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