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Title:

Creque Marine Railway at Virgin Islands National Park in December 2007

Description:

The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

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NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238098

Create Date:

12/03/2007

Content Dates:

12/03/2007

Photographer:

McCarthy, Dennis NPS, Southeast Regional Office, Architecture Division

Original NPS Focus Uploader:

Dennis McCarthy

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Title:

Creque Marine Railway Machinery at Virgin Islands National Park in June 2007

Description:

The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. The beam engine powering the winch was built by the Bolton Company, Hamburg, Germany. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. This record contains detailed photographs of the machinery.

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Bolton beam engine and related machinery.

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Controlled Keywords:

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NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238106

Content Dates:

06/14/2007

Photographer:

Virgin Islands National Park staff

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Dennis McCarthy

Time Submitted:

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Title:

Creque Marine Railway Machinery at Virgin Islands National Park in June 2007

Description:

The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. The beam engine powering the winch was built by the Bolton Company, Hamburg, Germany. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. This record contains detailed photographs of the machinery.

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Bolton beam engine and related machinery.

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Controlled Keywords:

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Resource Type:

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NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238106

Content Dates:

06/14/2007

Photographer:

Virgin Islands National Park staff

Original NPS Focus Uploader:

Dennis McCarthy

Time Submitted:

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Title:

Hassel Island

National Register Information System ID:

76001862

Applicable Criteria:

EVENT
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING

Architectural Styles:

NO STYLE LISTED

Architects:

Shipley,Lt. Col. Charles

Areas Of Significance:

MILITARY
ARCHITECTURE

Periods Of Significance:

1800-1824

Significant Years:

1801
1807
1815

Resource Type:

DISTRICT

Related Collections:

National Register of Historic Places Collection

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File Size (bytes):

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Date Published:

7/19/1976

Parks:

National Register of Historic Places

Locations:

State: Virgin Islands

County: St. Thomas Island

Charlotte Amalie ; S of Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas Harbor

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Categories:

Historic

Asset ID:

5713d5de-e188-4204-9f24-b8da4216c2c4

Related Portals:

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Title:

Creque Marine Railway at Virgin Islands National Park in December 2007

Description:

The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

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Controlled Keywords:

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Resource Type:

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NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238098

Create Date:

12/03/2007

Content Dates:

12/03/2007

Photographer:

McCarthy, Dennis NPS, Southeast Regional Office, Architecture Division

Original NPS Focus Uploader:

Dennis McCarthy

Time Submitted:

Monday, December 10, 2007 5:39:56 PM

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Title:

Creque Marine Railway at Virgin Islands National Park in December 2007

Description:

The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

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Creque Marine Railway facade

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Controlled Keywords:

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Resource Type:

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NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238098

Create Date:

12/03/2007

Content Dates:

12/03/2007

Photographer:

McCarthy, Dennis NPS, Southeast Regional Office, Architecture Division

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Dennis McCarthy

Time Submitted:

Monday, December 10, 2007 5:39:56 PM

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Title:

Creque Marine Railway Machinery at Virgin Islands National Park in June 2007

Description:

The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. The beam engine powering the winch was built by the Bolton Company, Hamburg, Germany. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. This record contains detailed photographs of the machinery.

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Bolton beam engine and related machinery.

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Controlled Keywords:

Marine railroads, ()
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Resource Type:

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NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238106

Content Dates:

06/14/2007

Photographer:

Virgin Islands National Park staff

Original NPS Focus Uploader:

Dennis McCarthy

Time Submitted:

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Title:

Creque Marine Railway Machinery at Virgin Islands National Park in June 2007

Description:

The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. The beam engine powering the winch was built by the Bolton Company, Hamburg, Germany. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. This record contains detailed photographs of the machinery.

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Bolton beam engine and related machinery.

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Controlled Keywords:

Marine railroads, ()
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Resource Type:

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NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238106

Create Date:

06/14/2007

Content Dates:

06/14/2007

Photographer:

Virgin Islands National Park staff

Original NPS Focus Uploader:

Dennis McCarthy

Time Submitted:

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 1:48:54 PM

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Title:

Creque Marine Railway at Virgin Islands National Park in December 2007

Description:

The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

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view through building toward Charlotte Amalie

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Resource Type:

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NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238098

Create Date:

12/03/2007

Content Dates:

12/03/2007

Photographer:

McCarthy, Dennis NPS, Southeast Regional Office, Architecture Division

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Dennis McCarthy

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Title:

Creque Marine Railway at Virgin Islands National Park in December 2007

Description:

The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

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NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238098

Create Date:

12/03/2007

Content Dates:

12/03/2007

Photographer:

McCarthy, Dennis NPS, Southeast Regional Office, Architecture Division

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Title:

Creque Marine Railway Machinery at Virgin Islands National Park in June 2007

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The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. The beam engine powering the winch was built by the Bolton Company, Hamburg, Germany. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. This record contains detailed photographs of the machinery.

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Bolton beam engine and related machinery.

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Controlled Keywords:

Marine railroads, ()
, Hoisting machinery, ()

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NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238106

Create Date:

06/14/2007

Content Dates:

06/14/2007

Photographer:

Virgin Islands National Park staff

Original NPS Focus Uploader:

Dennis McCarthy

Time Submitted:

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 1:48:54 PM

Last Edited:

Thursday, August 10, 2017 5:31:52 AM

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Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:54:38 PM

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Title:

Creque Marine Railway Machinery at Virgin Islands National Park in June 2007

Description:

The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. The beam engine powering the winch was built by the Bolton Company, Hamburg, Germany. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. This record contains detailed photographs of the machinery.

Image Details:

Bolton beam engine and related machinery.

Copyright:

Permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted materials contained within this website. Digital assets without any copyright restrictions are public domain.

Constraints Information:

Public domain

Controlled Keywords:

Marine railroads, ()
, Hoisting machinery, ()

Resource Type:

Image

NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238106

Content Dates:

06/14/2007

Photographer:

Virgin Islands National Park staff

Original NPS Focus Uploader:

Dennis McCarthy

Time Submitted:

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 1:48:54 PM

Last Edited:

Thursday, August 10, 2017 8:04:41 AM

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Title:

Creque Marine Railway at Virgin Islands National Park in December 2007

Description:

The Creque Marine Railway (formerly the St. Thomas Marine Repair Shop) is on Hassel Island, Virgin Islands (18°20'5.5"N, 64°56'17.5"W). Hassel Island is in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, and had been connected to the island of St. Thomas until the Danish Government cut a channel in 1860. Creque Marine Railway was built in 1840-1843, renovated in 1911, and continued operation into the 1960s. The headhouse contains a Bolton beam engine, used to drag ships from the water on rails. It is one of the oldest surviving facilities of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

Image Details:

fly wheel of the Bolton beam engine.

Copyright:

Permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted materials contained within this website. Digital assets without any copyright restrictions are public domain.

Constraints Information:

Public domain

Controlled Keywords:

Marine railroads, ()
, Hoisting machinery, ()

Resource Type:

Image

NPS Units:

Virgin Islands National Park, Code: VIIS
Southeast Regional Office, Code: SERO

Locations:

Hassel Island, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
Latitude: 18.3296337127686, Longitude: -64.9327163696289

Related System IDs:

NRIS (National Register Information System) : 76001862
FMSS (Facility Management Software System) : Asset# 111824
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 238098

Create Date:

12/03/2007

Content Dates:

12/03/2007

Photographer:

McCarthy, Dennis NPS, Southeast Regional Office, Architecture Division

Original NPS Focus Uploader:

Dennis McCarthy

Time Submitted:

Monday, December 10, 2007 5:39:56 PM

Last Edited:

Thursday, August 10, 2017 9:51:45 AM

Original File Name:

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Camera Information:

NIKON NIKON, E3200

Exposure:

10/601 sec at f / 2.8

Focal Length:

5.8 mm

ISO Speed:

ISO 96

Embedded Timestamp:

Monday, December 3, 2007 10:20:38 PM

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