OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

On Thursday, November 20th, chapter members had a tour of the exhibit, “And Let Victory Tell the Rest: 250 Years of Shipbuilding in Greater Philadelphia,” at the American Swedish Historical Museum. The exhibit is on display until January 4, 2026. Chapter member Mary Anne Eves, arranged the tour and prepared…
Mill Creek Sewer, ca. 1883, at 47th Street and Haverford Avenue in West Philadelphia. The effort to encapsulate and bury Mill Creek in a 21-foot…
PROGRAM, ANNUAL MEETING & PICNIC Monday, June 24, 2019 Please join our Chapter for the Picnic this coming Monday. E-mail Helen, treasurer, with your intention…
Monday, June 24, 2019 Adventures in Steam Locomotion A school teacher by day, in his free time Tom Gears is a steam locomotive engineer at…
National Museum Of Industrial History May 31st – June 2nd For over a decade NMIH has been working on a big project, and it’s finally…

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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