Building Pennsylvania - Part 1

Table of Contents (partial version)

Navigation Conventions

Subject Index

Index of Old Pennsylvania Images

Lime and Cement
    History of Cement
    America's First Portland Cement Plant
    Images: Early Cement Plants in Pennsylvania
    Theory - Lime and Cement Making
    References

Canals
    The Union Canal
    Early Canal History
    America's Oldest Transportation Tunnel
    Theory - Hydraulic Analysis
    Pennsylvania's Canals
    Images: 19th Century Pennsylvania Canal System
    Canal Engineers
    References

Iron and Steel
    Hopewell Furnace
    Charcoal Iron Works
        Southeastern Iron Region
        Pennsylvania's First Iron Works
        Juniata Iron
        Southwestern Iron Region
        Pittsburgh's First Iron Works
    Anthracite Iron Works
        Lock Ridge Furnace
        America's First Anthracite Furnaces
    Coke Steel Works
        The Mon Valley Works
        Bessemer Process
        Open-Hearth Process
        A History of Carnegie Steel
    Images: Late 19th & Early 20th Century Coke Plants and Steel Works in PA
    Theory - Iron and Steel Making
    References

Waterworks
    America's First Waterworks
    Theory - Bethlehem Waterworks
    Fairmount Waterwork
    The Centennial Exposition at Fairmount Park
    Early 20th Century Water Treatment
    Images: Early Waterworks in Pennsylvania
    References

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