OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

The Society for Industrial Archeology.

OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

● Featured Article

  • May The Flux Be With You – update

    A chapter member noted that the organization sponsoring this talk and its location in person were not included in the last post. It is the historic Cornwall Iron Furnace, 1742 “With the exception of a mere handful of similar preservations in Sweden and Germany – and possibly a few in…

● Latest Articles

  • The Industrial Archaeology of the West Point Foundry

    Join the SIA for the 15th session of IA Online Wednesday, November 10 at 8 p.m. Eastern (US & Canada) T. Arron Kotlensky & Steve…

  • Alchemy Illuminated: The Art of Crafting from Trash

    Oliver Evans chapter member Joel Spivak is exhibiting at the Neon Museum in Northern Liberties. He is a member of  the Philadelphia Dumpster Divers ,…

  • Former Budd Plant, Nicetown, Philadelphia

    Philadelphia’s Vacant Budd Plant Becomes a Biomanufacturing Center Aug 6, 2021 https://www.inquirer.com/business/biotech-lab-manufacturing-budd-plant-20210809.html A facility that once fabricated metal products for the automotive and transportation industry…

  • Tour of the Mohegan Granite Quarry site

    A 1926 photo of the quarry | Source: Milestone Heritage Consulting Yorktown, New York Saturday, November 6th, 10:30 AM A Program of the SIA Roebling…

● About US

The SIA’s emphasis on archeology reflects a concern for the tangible evidence of early industry.  Our mission is the study, interpretation, and preservation of the surviving factories, machinery, bridges, canals, industrial communities and artifacts that are historically significant.

● Recent Articles
● ALL POSTS