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Engine shaft, Nottingham, West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USAi
Regional Level Types
Engine shaftGroup of Shafts
NottinghamVillage
West Nottingham TownshipTownship
Chester CountyCounty
PennsylvaniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 44' 24'' North , 76° 2' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Shafts
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rising Sun2,859 (2017)5.2km
Oxford5,385 (2017)7.1km
Little Britain372 (2017)8.1km
Wakefield609 (2017)12.7km
Kirkwood396 (2017)13.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc.Wilmington, Delaware42km
Mindat Locality ID:
237352
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237352:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Engine shaft, which was wider at the top and nearly vertical, and a 210-foot long trench trending slightly north of west from the Engine shaft were located in the northeast central portion of Nottingham County Park. As noted by Pearre and Heyl (1960) this latest stage of development occurred in 1945 and it was perfectly captured on U.S. Department of Agriculture aerial photograph AHK-4D-174. With the stereo pair image, it was possible to clearly see down into both the Engine and Scott shafts! Both areas have now been completely reclaimed.

This location is consistent with the more generalized Location 81 on Plate 41 of Pearre and Heyl (1960.

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