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Replica of 1831 "DeWitt Clinton" Steam Locomotive
1893
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
The New York Central Railroad built this replica of the "DeWitt Clinton" for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The original locomotive was built in 1831 and operated on the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, an NYC predecessor. The replica traveled to fairs, expositions and promotional events across the NYC system into the 1950s.
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- Title: Replica of 1831 "DeWitt Clinton" Steam Locomotive
- Date: 1831
- Date Created: 1893
- Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
- Subject Keywords: Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828, World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.), New York Central Railroad Company, Railroads (Infrastructure), Steam locomotives, Passenger cars (Railroad cars), Railroad trains, Replicas
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=200146
- Object Name: Steam locomotive
- Object ID: 35.788.1
- Image ID: THF91575
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of New York Central Lines.
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