Title
Lombard Log Hauler
Bureau/Division/Agency
Archives; Secretary of State
Document Type
MovingImage
Exact Creation Date
9-21-2020
Broad Creation Date
1901
Language
English
Location
Waterville
Recommended Citation
"Lombard Log Hauler" (2020). Maine Bicentennial Moments. 75.
https://digitalmaine.com/arc_200th_moments/75
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Rights Statement
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Description
Alvin Orlando Lombard. A Waterville blacksmith, devised a way in 1901, to haul logs over frozen, uneven, ground, his invention. Using steam power and tracked vehicle treads, proved to be so effective that ‘Lombard’s steam log hauler’ was designated as a National historic mechanical engineering landmark.