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This small company eventually became a world leader as a manufacturer of large lifting cranes
In addition, they added capabilities for supplying manufacturing saws (gang and circular) and building engines and boilers used by local sawmills and shipbuilders
It was the first railroad steam shovel made in the United States
In 1983, the plant was shut down, ending a century of crane manufacturing in Bay City
In the years that followed the property and some of its building were partially used by various small businesses
But, the atmosphere was like that of a ghost townwere used for a variety of business needs, including storage
1910 - Michigan Manufacturer & Financial Record, Vol
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