Historic Structure Report Architectural Data Section. Staple Bend Tunnel.Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

摘要

The Department of Interior has nearly completed negotiations with Bethlehem SteelCorporation to acquire property that contains various historic sites and artifacts. Among the historic sites is Staple Bend Tunnel, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The specific focus of the evaluation is what would be needed to be able to open Staple Bend Tunnel to the general public as a resource with historical importance. The National Park Service has had others prepare specific reports related to other aspects of Staple Bend Tunnel. These include a historical documentation of the tunnel also entitled 'Historic Structure Report, July, 1990, prepared by A. Berle Clemenson, historian for the National Park Service, and a Management Report entitled, 'Archeological Monitoring of Geotechnical Tests at Staple Bend Tunnel', February, 1991, prepared by the firm of Louis Berger and Associates, Inc., East Orange, New Jersey. These documents are included in the final Historic Structure Report as Attachments I and III, respectively.