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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Hold onto your engineer caps, railroad history lovers
One of the World’s Largest Steam Locomotives Is About to Make a Triumphant Return Now, six decades after the last Big Boy was taken off…
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A 3D-printed house you can actually live in should be ready by 2019
This piece seemed an appropriate follow-up to the post on Edison’s concrete houses. In The Netherlands, a company called Van Wijnen is working with the…
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Edison held 49 cement patents
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…
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LINSEED OIL MILLS IN NEW JERSEY 1732-1955
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…
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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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