The Society for Industrial Archeology.
OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER
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Firstival: First Paper Maker in America: 1690Saturday, June 27, 11am-1pmRittenhouseTown, Philadelphia We take paper for granted now. But in the late 1600s, when Pennsylvania’s founder William Penn recruited German papermaker and preacher William Rittenhouse to manufacture the writing parchment in the New World, paper was a luxury. Rittenhouse started a…
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Big Boy No. 4014 Coast-to-Coast Tour
Union Pacific’s famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will journey to the East Coast this summer for the first time…
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Cheers to 250: Brewing in America
Chapter member Rich Wagner will present the keynote address on Saturday May 16, 2026 at 11 AM. for the opening of the exhibit at the…
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Lost Creeks of Philadelphia: Burying the Streams, Building the City
In this 1839 watercolor by David Johnston Kennedy, street embankments have been built through a section of low ground near Rittenhouse Square. The city was…
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Lost Creeks and Sewers of Philadelphia
Lost Creeks and Sewers of PhiladelphiaSaturday, April 18, 2026, 10:30am Chapter member Adam Levine is offering a gallery talk on his exhibit with photographer Joseph…
● 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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