The Society for Industrial Archeology.
OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER
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Bucks County Trolley Lines In person presentation by Mike Szilagyi, AICP, author and historianWednesday, September 9, 2025, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Here is the link for people unable to attend in person: https://freelibrary-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jzRAHDU2To2gpnczTJNUDg Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was once served by 120 miles of trolley lines. During the decades spanning the 1890s…
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Budd Bioworks
A good article on the history of the Budd plant. One highlight: In 1932, Budd introduced the first stainless steel airplane. And although the plane…
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18th Century Pennypack Creek Mills
Northeast Philadelphia History Networksponsored by Friends of Northeast Philadelphia History present 18th Century Pennypack Creek Mills: Holmesburg to Horsham Speaker: Fred Moore Oct 4, 2023…
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Trackless Trolleys in Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s First Trackless Trolley at Broad and Oregon October 1923 Society for Industrial Archeology Oliver Evans Chapter presents 100th Anniversary of the Trackless Trolley in…
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World Canals Conference 2023 Online
Thursday, September 21 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada). Members of the SIA are invited to join Inland Waterways International for its World…
● 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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