Industrial History

These are notes that I am writing to help me learn our industrial history. They are my best understanding, but that does not mean they are a correct understanding.

Thursday, April 2, 2026

1910 Little Falls and 1915 100/88mw Long Lake Dams on Spokane River near Long Lake, WA

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Little Falls: ( HAER ; Satellite ) Long Lake: ( HAER ; Satellite ) Little Falls Dam schnabel "The Spillway Dam is a 59-foot[18m]-high...

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

C&NW over GM&O Bridge north of Nilwood, IL

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(no Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite ) This bridge is another example that C&NW liked the otherwise rather rare double lat...

Chicago moved the eastern terminus of Route 66 (US-66) on Mar 25, 2026

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Original Terminus: ( Satellite ) New Beginning: ( Satellite , the beginning was moved from Jackson to Adams when the streets were made one-w...

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

1925 1mw Ela Dam on Oconaluftee River near Bryson City, NC

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( Satellite ) Street View , Jul 2024 MainSpringConserves , 1939 TVA photo Sara Raxter posted The Ela dam on the Oconaluftee River, then and ...

1819,1984 National Pike and 1936 US-40 Wilson Bridges over Conococheague River at Wilson, MD

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1819: ( Archived Bridge Hunter ; Bridge Hunter ; Historic Bridges ; Satellite ) 1936: ( Historic Bridges ; Satellite ) US-40 Overview 1819 N...

Monday, March 30, 2026

Broke Aban/Big Four/Peoria & Eastern Bridge over West Fork Sugar Creek west of Danvers, IL

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(no Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite ) Abandoned Illinois Railroad Bridges posted five photos with the comment: The bridge fail...

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