— photos by Doris M. Johnson
| Touring the Plymouth Cordage mills, May 2004 — photos by Doris M. Johnson |
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| Right: firebrick to repair the insides of the huge furnaces, shown at left, one flight up from the firebrick. Left: Conical suspended galvanzied containers delivered fuel via galvanized metal tubes. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Power-generating equipment and control panels are adjacent to the big boilers. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Landmark chimney over 150 ft. tall as seen from power room window. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Cordage Historical Society President Bill Rudolph, left, explains the waterfront layout and granite block bulkheads, adjacent to the "coal pocket" stucco building just above; 6-story storage buildings in background behind Rudolph. | |||||||||||||||||
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