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Steam Pumping Station De Oude Horn

Steam Pumping Station De Oude Horn

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Steam Pumping Station De Oude Horn

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Location: Leerdam, South Holland, Netherlands

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Ria van den Heuvel

April 23, 2025

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In 1787, the De Horn lock became part of the Old Dutch Waterline. The Old Dutch Waterline could make the land impassable for an army and unnavigable for ships with …

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Teo Stuivenberg

May 21, 2023

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This pumping station was built in the mid-19th century and operated until 1962.
It is one of the first steam pumping stations in the Netherlands.
De Oude Horn was restored in 2011.

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