Merrick Steam Water Pump - Chesapeake and Delaware Canal - Chesapeake City, MD - Preserved Machines on Public Display on Waymarking.com

The oldest and easternmost building is the Old Steam House (1837), which housed the original boiler and steam engine. The one-story fieldstone building has an asphalt shingle roof and is used for storage. The next oldest building, the westernmost, was built circa 1851 as the boiler house for the rest of the complex. Immediately to the east is the West Engine Building, also from 1851. The engine house contains one of the two Merrick single-cylinder steam engines. The interior of the structure is supported by cast iron columns. From the outside this appears to be a two-story structure, but is a single space inside. The East Engine Building, opposite the Wheel House, is similar in nature, but was built in 1853 or 1854. In the center, the Wheel House (1851) contains a 39 feet (12 m) lift wheel, 10 feet (3.0 m) wide, made of cypress, white oak and iron. The wheel could move 20,000 US gallons (76,000 l) per minute at 1.5 rpm

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Type of Machine: Steam Engine Pump Year the machine was built: 1851 Is there online documentation for this machine: [Web Link] Year the machine was put on display: Not listed

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