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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Great Opportunity Book Sale
March 3, 10:00 to 3:00 A fair sized book sale will offer titles on canals and waterways, railroads, industry, technology, industrial archaeology, biography and…
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Flying Dutchman” airport in Somerton
The next meeting of the Northeast Philadelphia History Network will be Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 7:00 PM at historic Pennepack Baptist Church, 8732 Krewstown…
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Final 747 US commercial flight
This is a timely addition to the annals of air flight presented to OE members who attended the chapter’s annual dinner. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/business/747-airlines-final-flight.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
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Transportation Topic
Philadelphia exploded in violence in 1910. The general strike that year claimed the lives of some two dozen people and made Philadelphia a prominent point…
● 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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