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| Keywords: Hacienda La Esperanza Engine.jpg en Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza Steam Engine Mill 2 65 Mi N of PR Rt 2 Bridge over Manati River Manati Manati PR The La Esperanza's decorated steam engine is the only West Point Foundry beam engine known to survive It is also the only known 6-column beam engine by any American manufacturer Additionally it is one of only eight beam engines of American manufacture known to exist anywhere It was designated a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1979 1979 http //www loc gov/pictures/item/PR0016/ Fred Gjessing Virgin Islands National Park PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Puerto Rico Six-column beam engines Preserved beam engines Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks | ||||
