OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

Joseph Brinton’s ‘Celebrated’ Serpentine Stone: How A Chester County Stone Became a Multi-Regional Gilded Age Fad A presentation by Anne E. Krulikowski, PhD Join us as Anne Krulikowski explores the craze for green building stone that spanned America’s Gilded Age, when the Brinton quarry south of West Chester became the…
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…
Carter Litchfield was an early member of the society and a generous supporter of the Chapter. His research focused on linseed oil mills and processing. His…
The Chapter is looking into a visit to a local mill operating the technology devised by our namesake, Oliver Evans. Also members might be…
Association for Preservation Technology Delaware Valley Chapter (APT-DVC) and the Oliver Evans Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archeology PRESENT CEMENT IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY…

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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