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Columbia Gorge Museum: Corless Steam Engine (museum exhibit) [1]
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Date: 2025-04-21
The Columbia Gorge Museum in Stevenson, Washington has a Corliss Engine on exhibit. The Corless Steam Engine, named for George Henry Corliss, was developed in the mid-19th century as a stationary engine to provide mechanic power for factories or to drive dynamos to generate electricity. At the 1876 American Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, the Corliss Steam Engine was one of the most famous exhibits in the exposition.
The Corless Engine in the Museum was built about 1895 by the Geo. H. Corliss Company and was initially (1907) used to power the Wind River Lumber Co. sawmill. The engine weighs 32 tons and produced 350-400 horsepower. The 16-foot flywheel weighs 15 tons. It has a unique rope drive using approximately 1600 linear feet of 1 ½ inch diameter Manila rope.
According to the Museum:
“The Corliss Engine drove the saws, saw carriages, and conveyors at the Storey-Keeler Lumber Mill in Cascade Locks. The Mid-Columbia Lumber Company moved the engine in 1926 to Washington. Wilhelm J. Birkenfeld acquired it in 1941 for the Carson Lumber Company. His workers cut cants for decking World War II ‘Baby Flatop’ ships and material for dams on the Columbia.”
Note: These photographs were taken on October 18, 2024.
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