The Society for Industrial Archeology.
OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER
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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…
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Wayne Junction Historic District
The Designation Committee of the Philadelphia Historical Commission has called for recommendations concerning the creation of a new industrial heritage district in Nicetown/Lower Germantown. Kim…
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Hold onto your engineer caps, railroad history lovers
One of the World’s Largest Steam Locomotives Is About to Make a Triumphant Return Now, six decades after the last Big Boy was taken off…
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A 3D-printed house you can actually live in should be ready by 2019
This piece seemed an appropriate follow-up to the post on Edison’s concrete houses. In The Netherlands, a company called Van Wijnen is working with the…
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Edison held 49 cement patents
This Saturday several OE members will be taking the Cement in the Lehigh Valley tour. The Intermountain Concrete Specialties website features information on Edison’s cement…
● 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.
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