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Staple Bend Tunnel
East Taylor, Pennsylvania
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Staple Bend Tunnel was the first railroad tunnel built in the U.S. and part of the Portage Railroad. Its masonry remains intact as a unique engineering feat of its time. It can be visited a few miles east of here via Mineral Point.
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Photo: Mike Wintermantel
Photo: Mike Wintermantel
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East Taylor, Pennsylvania · USA
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