Historical Construction Projects

Emily Buenzle - Wed September 13, 2017

Workers Uncover Mastodon Bones at Construction Site

Workers found 10,000-year-old mastodon bones at a while excavating a road at a housing development site in Byron Center, Mich., Aug. 31. Developer Eagle Creek Homes now has five large bone pieces, along with some smaller fragments, WZZM 13 reported....

Tue September 12, 2017

Area Evacuated After Construction Crew Finds Hand Grenades

Construction workers unearthed a box of hand grenades while digging a trench in Ballwin, Mo., Sept. 5. After the discovery, the St. Louis County Bomb Squad was called to check three grenades that a worker found approximately 2 ft....

Associated Press - Fri September 08, 2017

Developers Look for Buyer for Arkansas Power Plant

A historic industrial property in downtown Paragould is on the market after years of deterioration and neglect. The city's original power plant, which Paragould Light, Water and Cable reacquired in July, was slated for demolition until local residents and Main Street Paragould stepped in and asked to find a buyer interested in renovating the space....

Emily Buenzle - Wed September 06, 2017

New Exhibit Tells Tales of West Virginia's Infrastructure History

An exhibit celebrating the history of West Virginia's infrastructure now open for viewing. The "Transportation in West Virginia" exhibit, which opened Sept. 5 at the Culture Center in Charleston, W....

Emily Buenzle - Thu August 31, 2017

Construction Workers Find Fossils on Colorado Job Site

Construction workers uncovered triceratops bones and a skull on the site of the new Fire and Police Substation in Thorton, CO Aug. 25. According to Joe Sertich, curator of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, construction crews typically don't dig deep enough to hit the area's original rock layers....

Wed August 30, 2017

I-10 Freeway Marks 70 Year Anniversary

It's not every day that a highway is the reason for a major celebration, but for a section of Interstate 10 (I-10), between Ontario and San Bernardino, a celebration on Aug. 18 marked this freeway's remarkable 70-year journey — and signaled its vital link to the past, present and future....

Tue August 29, 2017

WSDOT Offers Historic Puyallup River Bridge for Sale

For more than eight decades, the Meridian Street Bridge over the Puyallup River served as a portal for cities along the Puget Sound to the semi-rural, agricultural community of Puyallup, Wash. Now, this historic bridge is up for donation....

Emily Buenzle - Tue August 22, 2017

Construction Project Exposes Speculated Prohibition-Era Speakeasy

A construction project at Ohio State University revealed a doorway to what might be a secret Prohibition-era speakeasy. Crews found the underground, arched door while working on a new entrance at 15th and High Streets as they demolished Long's Bookstore, the Columbus Dispatch reported....

Patrick Anderson - Tue August 22, 2017

South Dakota Builder Receives Historic Preservation Award

No one else seems to see these homes. Or maybe they don't care to look past a rough exterior. John Koch feels lucky each time he buys a house near the core, discovering a forgotten vestige of Sioux Falls' history....

David Baker - Fri August 04, 2017

WWII-Era Hand Grenade Found on Arizona Construction Site

Crews found a hand grenade in a construction area northeast of Flagstaff, Ariz. on Wednesday morning. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office said its deputies were called to Schuff Steel in Bellemont, Ariz....