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Steamtown National Historic SiteVisitors get a close look at one of Steamtown's steam locomotives on an excursion to East Stroudsburg. (NPS Photo, Ken Ganz)
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Steamtown National Historic Site
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Environmental Management Plan - N/A (Currently under review)
The Wright Flyer flew 120 feet on its first flight.  The largest steam engine at Steamtown is 12 feet longer!  

Did You Know?
The first flight of the Wright Flyer was 120 feet? That is 12 feet less than the length of one of the steam locomotives at Steamtown National Historic Site. The Union Pacific 'Big Boy', built in 1941, is 132 feet, 9 3/4 inches long!
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Last Updated: October 07, 2008 at 15:12 EST