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Captain Meriwether Lewis
A photograph of a sidewheel dredge
History
Captain Meriwether LewisUnited States
Owner
  • US Army Corps of Engineers 1931–1976
  • Nebraska State Historical Society 1976–
BuilderMarietta Manufacturing Co.
Launched12 December 1931
Completed1932
Out of service1976
StatusMuseum ship
General characteristics
Length268 ft 11+12 in (82 m)[1]
Installed power
  • 2 × oil-fired Foster-Wheeler boilers
  • 2 × steam engines (paddlewheels)
  • 1 × 1,300 hp (970 kW) triple-expansion steam pumping engine
Propulsion
  • Side paddlewheel (maneuvering)
  • 2 × deck gypsies (dredging)[1][clarification needed]
Crew52
Captain Meriwether Lewis (Dredge)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Captain Meriwether Lewis is located in Nebraska
Captain Meriwether Lewis
Captain Meriwether Lewis is located in the United States
Captain Meriwether Lewis
Nearest cityBrownville, Nebraska
Coordinates40°23′41″N 95°39′2″W / 40.39472°N 95.65056°W / 40.39472; -95.65056
NRHP reference No.77000833
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 28, 1977[2]
Designated NHLApril 11, 1989[3]

The dredge Captain Meriwether Lewis is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The dredge is one of the few surviving examples of its type built to control flooding and improve navigation along the nation's rivers.

  1. ^ a b "History". Captain Meriwether Lewis Foundation. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "Captain Meriwether Lewis (Dredge)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 11, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2008.

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