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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Demo Days at the Thompson-Neely Grist Mill
The Chapter is looking into a visit to a local mill operating the technology devised by our namesake, Oliver Evans. Also members might be…
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CEMENT IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY
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…
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Subway Archeologist
Here is link to an article in the New Yorker highlighting the work of a dedicated individual, Philip Ashforth Coppola, who has taken on the mission…
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Oliver Evans of Newport, Delaware
On May 10th from 7-9pm at Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm, join us as we get to the grist of this amazing and remarkable man,…
● 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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