Ocean Mine Number One Complex: Powerhouse and Ventilation Fan
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1989-09
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The Ocean Mine Number One Ventilation Fan and
Powerhouse are among the few structures remaining
from what was once the Consolidation Coal Company's Ocean Mine Number One complex. Together they represent important improvements in coal mine
safety and efficiency. They are also significant
as reflections of the last wave of capital improvements in tunnel mining before the industry
shift to surface, pit, and strip coal mining. The
belt-driven Aerodyne-type fan sat above a bricklined vertical mine entrance where it could force air into the mines below. The powerhouse was
erected as a shop for the manufacture, repair, and
transportation of ore carts for use in the mine.
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Ocean Coal Mine, Maryland, Alleghany County, Maryland, Historic American Engineering Record