Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed February 21, 2018
'Old Man River' to See New Bridge
The mighty Mississippi River has long been regarded as a dividing line between the American East and West. Flowing south from its headwaters in Minnesota, the 2,320-mi.-long river almost splits the country from north to south all the way to the Gulf of Mexico south of New Orleans....
Edgar A. Browning – Special to CEG - Mon February 12, 2018
Looking Back: Excavators
The crane excavator manufacturing industry in the 1950's began to launch hybrid mechanical cable and hydraulic machines like the Lima Type 25 front-end loader. Those efforts coincided with the increased manufacture of rubber tired front-end loaders, like the Hough Pay Loader line....
Emily Buenzle - Fri February 02, 2018
Crane Lifts Two Pieces of Holocaust History Amidst Museum Expansion
A crane helped to lift two enormous pieces of history at the Holocaust Museum Houston. The museum is currently in the middle of a $50 million expansion project, which prompted the relocation of an old railcar and a Danish boat, KHOU News reported....
Tue January 30, 2018
Museum Displays Old Plank Road Between Yuma, San Diego
Arizonans think nothing of a quick weekend drive from Phoenix to San Diego's beaches in about six hours. But a century ago, that trip could take the better part of two days across primitive roads and nearly impassable sand dunes....
Fri January 26, 2018
Great-Granddaughter of Peter J. McGuire Donates Tools and Other Personal Belongings to Carpenters Museum in Philadelphia
On Jan. 9, Kathleen Rossell, great-granddaughter of Peter J. McGuire, the founder and first general secretary of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America (UBCJA), visited the Carpenters Tool & History Museum in Philadelphia....
Emily Buenzle - Fri January 19, 2018
Workers Build French Castle With 13th Century Tools
Imagine trying to build a castle—without modern-day construction equipment. It sounds impossible, but a group of enthusiasts is attempting to do just that in Burgundy, France. Michel Guyot and Maryline Martin starting building Guedelon Castle in 1997, or 1228, if you're counting in historical years, using exclusively 13th-century construction techniques and materials, Metro reported....
Thu January 18, 2018
Storm Blew Historic Building to Canada; Maine Wants It Back
LUBEC, Maine (AP) A fishing-industry landmark on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places is going to be saved after being set adrift during a blizzard in Down East Maine. The Bangor Daily News reports that two contractors, a Canadian and an American, will remove the structure's remains from New Brunswick's Campobello Island....
Jonathan Mattise - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon January 15, 2018
Developer Halts Plans After Likely Civil War Graves Found
Developers halted plans Jan. 12 for a sprawling entertainment and residential complex in Tennessee after archaeologists discovered what they believe are graves on a site near a Civil War fort built by slaves....
Joe Trinacria - Fri January 12, 2018
Alcatraz: The Fortress Built to be Escape-Proof
Just as the RMS Titanic was deemed “unsinkable” in its time (and we know how that turned out), Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was likewise boldly billed as escape-proof – until it wasn't....
The Associated Press - Thu January 11, 2018
Foundation Plans to Build $100M Theodore Roosevelt Library in 2019
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — The foundation for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library said they hope to begin construction next year on the estimated $100 million facility in western North Dakota....
