Directory of Industrial Resources

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• Association for Industrial Archaeology

  http://www.industrial-archaeology.org.uk/
  Promotes the study, preservation and presentation of Britain's industrial heritage.

• Ekomuseum Bergslagen

  http://ekomuseum.se/?lang=en
  Includes articles about the ironmaking region near Bergslagen, Sweden, from around 500 B.C. to the present.

• Exploring and Modern Ruins

  http://www.xydexx.com/modernruins/
  Karl Xydexx Jorgensen's photographs of abandoned places including Bannerman's Castle, the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, and New York Central's Putnam Division Railroad.

• Ind-arch Discussion List

  http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ind-arch.html
  UK list to encourage discussion of industrial archaeology. Aims to help establish links between fieldwork, research, individuals and establishments. Browse and search archives and files.

• Industrial Archaeology

  http://www.acme.com/jef/photos/archaeology.html
  Photographs by Jef Poskanzer of abandoned industrial buildings in the United States, with related links.

• Industrial Archaeology Video Archive

  http://www.iarecordings.org/
  Record past and present industrial activity on film and video for posterity.

• King Bridge Company Museum

  http://www.kingbridgecompany.com/
  Research on Zenas King and the King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Includes history, catalogues, photographs and links.

• Mining Engineering History at Michigan Tech

  http://www.mg.mtu.edu/mining/oldpix.htm
  The history of Michigan Mining School. Mine shafts of Michigan: photos of old mining structures. Links to Michigan mining history web sites.

• New York City Transit Scenes: Past and Present

  http://wt.mit.edu/Subway/
  Historical and recent photos of the New York subway and other New York City transit scenes.

• Society for Industrial Archeology

  http://www.sia-web.org/
  Membership information, calendar, conference information, action alerts.

• The Baltimore Museum of Industry

  http://www.thebmi.org/
  Hours, memberships, events, research center collections and access information.

• The British Engineerium

  http://www.britishengineerium.org/
  Restored working Victorian pumping station, housing a large collection of steam engines. History, education programs.

• The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit

  http://detroityes.com/
  Lowell Boileau's photographic tour of abandoned and demolished industrial structures in Detroit, including Henry Ford's Model T Automobile Plant.

• The Great Lakes Industrial History Center

  http://www.clevelandmemory.org/glihc/
  Articles, images, maps, and resources documenting the history of shipping and industry on the Great Lakes.

• The Hay Tor Quarries and Granite Tramway

  http://www.9fairfield.eclipse.co.uk/haytor/haytorone.html
  On Dartmoor, UK. An investigation of the present track and quarry layout and an attempt at reconstructing the original track layout and phases of development.

• The Industrial History of Rugby (UK)

  http://www.rugby-local-history.org.uk/
  Overview of transport, manufacturing, utilities and industrial housing.

• The Night Photographer

  http://www.nightphotographer.com/
  Making art out of his photographs of ghost towns, abandoned buildings and industrial equipment. Includes journals of his explorations.

• The Trevithick Society

  http://www.trevithick-society.org.uk/
  Encourages interest in Cornish industrial archaeology through lectures, outings and other meetings and by publishing the results of individual research through its regular and occasional publications.

• Tsongas Industrial History Center

  http://www.uml.edu/tsongas/
  Educational programs about the American Industrial Revolution.

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