Wilson Ring - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu June 22, 2017
Museum Tries to Save War Boat From Lake Bottom
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) More than two decades after it was discovered at the bottom of Lake Champlain, a Revolutionary War gunboat may see the light of day under a museum plan to raise, preserve and put the vessel on display....
Debbie Jackson - Thu June 08, 2017
Oklahoma's Avery Drive: The Long Road to Completion
TULSA, Okla. (AP) Cyrus Avery called it his favorite road. To some, it was “the road to nowhere.' Still others felt it should never have been built. Since 1958, the 3.5-mi., two-lane scenic byway has been known as Avery Drive, named for the man most remembered as the father of the Mother Road, Historic Route 66....
Wed June 07, 2017
Route 66 Landmark to Be Redeveloped
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Redevelopment of another old motel along historic Route 66 will begin soon. Albuquerque-based Construct Southwest was selected last July by the city of Albuquerque to bring the De Anza Motor Lodge back to life....
Macabe Brown - Wed May 31, 2017
Artifacts From 'Old City Dump' Discovered in Ind.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Bee Slough has been getting a lot of attention lately due to the major sewer infrastructure project under way in the area. And now Cultural Resource Analyst Inc. has identified an archaeological site there....
Mon May 22, 2017
WWII Bomb Found at Construction Site
A 500lb bomb was unearthed at a construction site in Birmingham, England which led to a unique event locals are sure to be talking about for ages. The discovery of the explosive device, a German shell from World War II, caused a panic in the town of Aston as Trains were cancelled and 13 miles of the M6 were closed to clear the route....
Edgar A. Browning - Fri May 19, 2017
A Look Back: New Hampshire's Portsmouth Air Force Base
The Portsmouth Air Force Base in Portsmouth, N.H., was built between the years of 1954 to 1956. The Cold War project was described militarily as a retaliation base. The joint venture team of Morrison-Knudsen Company of Boise, Idaho, and Landers & Griffin Inc....
Wed May 10, 2017
Fossils Unearthed During Metro Purple Line Construction
Excavation crews working on the Purple Line subway extension at Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles have unearthed a pair of fossils from the Ice Age, marking the second time the project has led to the discovery of ancient remains, Metro officials said....
Mon May 08, 2017
Construction Crew Unearths Soviet Soldiers
A construction crew has found the remains of at least 21 Soviet Red Army soldiers in eastern Germany. The remains of the Soviet soldiers were found in the town of Seelow, 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of Berlin, during the construction of a bike path....
Katherine Devlin - Mon May 01, 2017
Development Yields Archaeological Treasures in Phoenix
On April 13, officials gathered in Phoenix to break ground on Block 23, a $160 million mixed-use development featuring a 55,000-sq. ft. (5,110 sq m) Fry's Food Store; 200,000 sq. ft. (18,580 sq m) for office/restaurant/retail use; and 1,000 parking spaces....
Thu April 27, 2017
NY Makes Preparations for Erie Canal Bicentennial
New York state is planning to commemorate this year's 200th anniversary of the groundbreaking for the Erie Canal with a series of major events along the waterway. The state Canal Corp. announced Thursday that it will host three premier events in Waterford, at the canal's eastern terminus; Lockport, near the waterway's western end; and Rome in central New York, where construction began on July 4, 1817....
