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Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.
The Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company (originally the Des Moines Bridge and Iron Company), and often referred to as Pitt-Des Moines Steel or PDM was an American steel fabrication company. It operated from 1892 until approximately 2002 when its assets were sold to other companies, including Chicago Bridge & Iron Company. The company began as a builder of steel water tanks and bridges. It also later fabricated the "forked" columns for the World Trade Center in the 1960s, and was the steel fabricator and erector for the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. A number of its works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History The company was founded in 1892 by two graduates of Iowa State College, William H. Jackson and Berkeley M. Moss. The partners initially contracted to have their steel tanks fabricated by Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, but soon took on a third partner, Edward W. Crellin, who was operating a small fabricating shop in Des Moines, Iowa. It was at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STL Skyline 2007 Edit Cropped
STL may refer to: Communications *Standard telegraph level *Studio/transmitter link International law *Special Tribunal for Lebanon, an international criminal tribunal Music *Stella Mwangi, a Norwegian-Kenyan singer also known as STL Saint Louis, Missouri topics *St. Louis, Missouri * St. Louis Cardinals, the city's Major League Baseball team *St. Louis Lambert International Airport (IATA airport code: STL) Software *Standard Template Library (for C++) *.stl, a Subtitles#Subtitle formats, file format for subtitles *STL (file format), a file format for 3D CAD models *Statement List, programming language for Siemens SIMATIC S7 Transportation *Société de transport de Laval, public transit in Laval, QC Canada *Société de transport de Lévis, public transit in Lévis QC Canada *Southall railway station (National Rail station code: STL) Other uses * ''Sacrae Theologiae Licentiatus'' (Licentiate of Sacred Theology), a degree in Catholic religious studies * ''Samarbeidsrådet f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black River Bridge (Carrizo, Arizona)
The Black River Bridge near Carrizo, Arizona was funded in 1911 and built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It spans the Black River, bringing an army road, now Indian Route 9, over the river from Fort Apache to the railroad at the former town of Rice, Arizona (which is now within San Carlos, Arizona). Indian Route 9 is one of many Indian routes within Native American reservations in the U.S. The bridge, designated ADOT #3128, is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. It crosses from the Fort Apache Reservation south into the San Carlos Reservation, within in Gila County, Arizona. It is a deck truss bridge which was fabricated by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. It has three Warren truss riveted steel spans, each in length, achieving a total length of . The roadway is a concrete deck that is wide. The bridge has concrete abutments and wingwalls and solid concrete piers. It has a concrete deck over steel stringer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charter Oak, Iowa
Charter Oak is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the East Soldier River. The population was 535 at the 2020 census. History Charter Oak was first mentioned in newspapers August 13, 1869. The town Post Office was established May 4, 1876. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway was completed in February 1887, bringing the train through town twice daily as it hauled postage and freight from Manilla to Sioux City. Articles of Incorporation were filed for the town of Charter Oak February 14, 1891. Charter Oak was a busy community with many businesses to employ community members. The first school was built in 1889, as the community grew the school became too small. The current school building was built in 1916. In 1929 the first street was paved. In 1980 the freight service on the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad ended, the rail line was removed, and the station was sold. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Soldier River Bridge
The East Soldier River Bridge was located southwest of Charter Oak, Iowa, United States. It carried traffic on 120th Street over the East Soldier River. Steel was in short supply during World War II as a part of the war effort. with Many bridges built across the state were built in this era with timber, especially small-scale bridges. Heavy flooding washed out 27 bridges and culverts in Crawford County in May 1945. The county board of supervisors used emergency funds to build new bridges. They bought several steel superstructures from the Des Moines Steel Company to replace the wash-out spans. The bowstring arch-truss structures appear to have been designed by H. Gene McKeown, a civil engineer from Council Bluffs. This bridge is one of several similar structures built in the county. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Valls Bluff, Arkansas
DeValls Bluff is a city in and the county seat of the southern district of Prairie County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 619 at the 2010 census. History Prairie County has always been important to Arkansas for the transportation of people and goods throughout the state. Initially, it was the White River that gave the agricultural county its importance for transport, since waterways were the primary means of long-distance transportation in the period before the development of railroads. Prairie County was cut from Arkansas, Pulaski, Monroe, St. Francis, and White counties in 1846 and included present-day Lonoke County. European settlement in Prairie County came in the 19th century, with Jacob M. DeVall and his son, Chappel, becoming the first recorded settlers around DeValls Bluff according to 1851 tax records. During the Civil War, the city was a trading center on the White River, which continued to be the primary shipping corridor when the Arkansas River was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Valls Bluff Waterworks
The De Valls Bluff Waterworks is a historic public water supply facility at Rumbaugh and Hazel Streets in De Valls Bluff, Arkansas. It contains a 1930s-era elevated steel water tower, built in 1936 by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company in conjunction with the Public Works Administration as part of a project to improve the local water supply. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, as part of a multiple-property listing that included numerous other New Deal-era projects throughout Arkansas. The property also contains several non-contributing buildings, including a shed, aeration chamber, and water tank. See also * Cotter water tower * Cotton Plant water tower * Hampton Waterworks * Hartford Water Tower * McCrory Waterworks *Mineral Springs Waterworks *National Register of Historic Places listings in Prairie County, Arkansas __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Prairie County, Arkansas. This is intended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotton Plant, Arkansas
Cotton Plant is a city in southern Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 529. History In 1820, when settlers from neighboring states first came to the Cotton Plant area, it was covered in dense timber and cane. As a small town began to take shape at the site of present-day Cotton Plant, those settlers initially gave their new community the name, Richmond. William Lynch brought cotton seeds with him from Mississippi in 1846, and the new crop flourished. The community was forced to change its name to Cotton Plant since a community named Richmond was already registered in Little River County. On July 7, 1862, Confederate units and Cotton Plant locals skirmished with the 1st and 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Southwest for the Union, a last-ditch effort by the Confederates to stop Samuel Curtis' march to Helena. The Confederates were soundly defeated, allowing Curtis and his army to eventually take Helena, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotter, Arkansas
Cotter is a city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 970 at the 2010 census. History Native American Bluff Dwellers were the original inhabitants of the area now known as Cotter. When Native Americans were moved westward on the Trail of Tears, approximately 1000 Cherokees crossed just a short distance upriver from the current location of Downtown Cotter. Exploration and settlement In 1819, Henry Schoolcraft was exploring the Ozarks and spent a night in the Cotter area. He said of the area, White River is one of the most beautiful and enchanting streams, and by far the most transparent, which discharge their waters into the Mississippi ... We here behold the assembled tributaries flowing in a smooth, broad. deep, and majestic current ... skirted at a short distance by mountains of the most imposing grandeur.... heextreme limpidity and want of colour ... was early seized upon by the French traders on first visiting this stream, in calling it "La Riviè ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Grove, Iowa
Buck Grove is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States. The population was 34 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 43 people, 18 households, and 12 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 19 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. There were 18 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age in the city was 51.5 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 0.0% were between the ages of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Grove Bridge
The Buck Grove Bridge is located southeast of Buck Grove, Iowa, United States. It spans Buck Creek for . Steel was in short supply during World War II as a part of the war effort. Many bridges built across the state were built in this era with timber, especially small-scale bridges. Heavy flooding washed out 27 bridges and culverts in Crawford County in May 1945. The county board of supervisors used emergency funds to build new bridges. They bought several steel superstructures from the Des Moines Steel Company to replace the wash-out spans. The bowstring arch-truss structures appear to have been designed by H. Gene McKeown, a civil engineer from Council Bluffs. This bridge is one several similar structures built in the county, and one of five that still remain. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
