Burden Iron Works

Local nameBurden Iron Works Museum
LocationTroy, USA

The Burden Iron Works was an iron works and industrial complex on the Hudson River and Wynantskill Creek in Troy, New York. It once housed the Burden Water Wheel, the most powerful vertical water wheel in history. It is widely believed that George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., inventor of the Ferris wheel, had occasion to observe the wheel while a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The iron works site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an archaeological site in 1977. The Burden Ironworks Office Building was previously listed in 1972.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_Iron_Works

Address 1 E Industrial Pkwy, Troy 12180, United States

Coordinates 42°42'36.004" N -73°41'56.278" E

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