Panama Canal Relic in Colorado


In the small mountain town of Nederland, Colorado, I came across what I initially thought was an old rusted relic from the mining era. Upon closer inspection I realized it had an interesting story. It was actually a 1923 steam shovel. This shovel along with 24 others were sent to Panama to help build the canal. All but this one was scraped in Panama. The remaining shovel was sent back to California and then transported to the Lump Gulch Placer Mine about six miles from Nederland where it worked until 1978. In 2005 it was moved to the Nederland Mining Museum. Having been through the Panama Canal and having witnessed the marvel of engineering genius, I found this bit of history interesting.


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