Exploring Our Industrial Heritage: Texas Oil (Part I)

Our Trip to Texas

What do you think of when you think of Texas? Livestock? Cowboys? Oil rigs? Desert towns? Big cities? Armadillos?

My...

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Exploring Our Industrial Heritage – The Hoover Dam (Part III)

(Continue reading from Part II)

The logistical requirements involved with the construction of the Hoover Dam were intense and the fact...

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Exploring Our Industrial Heritage – The Hoover Dam (Part II)

(continued from Part I)

I'm sure by now, you can appreciate the Hoover Dam for it societal contribution. As such, we owe some respect to...

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Exploring Our Industrial Heritage – The Hoover Dam (Part I)

My wife Kelly and I travelled to Nevada this summer to take a tour of the Hoover Dam and we are so glad that we made this journey. We...

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Exploring Our Industrial Heritage – The Illinois River Valley (Part I)

Glaciers and Concrete

West of Chicago, via a 90-minute car ride, lies Starved Rock State Park and some of America’s most...

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Exploring Our Industrial Heritage: Whiskey Country!

As I continued on my journey exploring our industrial heritage, I found myself in a place rich in the art and science of...

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