The Mountaineer stripping shovel photograph   Save
Marion Steam Shovel Company
Description: The Mountaineer is a stripping shovel built by the Marion Power Shovel Company, based in Marion, Ohio, ca. 1955. Stripping shovels remove overburden, which is dirt lying above a seam of coal; this allows the coal to be mined. The Mountaineer was operated near Cadiz in Harrison County, Ohio, from 1956 to 1979. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03324
Subjects: Marion (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Marion Power Shovel Company--History; Strip mining
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio); Cadiz (Ohio); Harrison County (Ohio)