page_title: Samson Pit
hierarchical_section_title: Samson Pit
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bergmann beim Ausfahren auf der Fahrkunst der Grube Samson English: Miner on the man engine leaving the Samson Pit in the Harz Mountains of Germany
context_page_description: The Samson Pit or Samson Mine is an historic silver mine in Sankt Andreasberg in the Upper Harz region of central Germany.
  The pit has one of the oldest man engines in the world still working and it can be seen in operation during guided tours. The man engine, installed in the Samson Pit in 1837, used to be driven by the water power of the Rehberg Ditch. The start of this ditch is the Oderteich reservoir, which is part of the Upper Harz Water Regale. The large water wheel, which drove the man engine until 1922, is only powered by water today for demonstration purposes; an electric motor has taken over the operation of the man engine.
context_section_description: The Samson Pit or Samson Mine (German: Grube Samson) is an historic silver mine in Sankt Andreasberg in the Upper Harz region of central Germany.
  The pit has one of the oldest man engines in the world still working and it can be seen in operation during guided tours. The man engine, installed in the Samson Pit in 1837, used to be driven by the water power of the Rehberg Ditch (Rehberger Graben). The start of this ditch is the Oderteich reservoir, which is part of the Upper Harz Water Regale. The large water wheel (with a 12 m diameter), which drove the man engine until 1922, is only powered by water today for demonstration purposes; an electric motor has taken over the operation of the man engine.
caption: Miner exiting the Samson Pit using the man engine
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