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1915

Society: ASCE Main Category: Sub Category: Water Transportation Era: 1910-1919 DateCreated: 1915 2 Pine St Lockport State: NY Zip: Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/project/flight-of-five-locks/ Creator:

The confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers was the site of distinct advances in transportation of the early 19th Century. The Erie Canal in 1825 and the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad in 1831 were both of national significance.  

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Kansas City Park and Boulevard System
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Buildings Era: 1910-1919 DateCreated: 1915 Kansas City State: MI Zip: 64106 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Kansas-City-Park-and-Boulevard-System/ Creator: Kessler, George

"Who in Europe, or in America for that matter, knows that Kansas City is one of the loveliest cities on earth? [...] the residential section is a masterpiece of city planning [...]; Few cities have been built with so much regard for beauty."  

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1974
Image Credit: Courtesy Wikipedia/Charvex Image Caption: The park system encouraged planned land use, raised real estate values, and provided incentives for quality residential developments. Era_date_from: 1915
Tunkhannock Viaduct
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Bridges Era: 1910-1919 DateCreated: 1915 Tunkhannock Creek Nicholson State: PA Zip: 18446 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Tunkhannock-Viaduct/ Creator: Cohen, Abraham Burton, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad

This majestic viaduct was built during the golden age of railroading. It was at the western end of a major readjustment in grade and alignment of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, and had double tracks to carry the trains across the valley of Tunkhannock Creek. The Hallstead cutoff (between Scranton, Pennsylvania and Hallstead, New Jersey) reduced passenger travel time by 20 minutes, and freight travel time by over an hour.

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1975
Image Credit: Original Photo: Flickr/Jim Danvers (CC BY 2.0) Image Caption: Tunkhannock Viaduct Era_date_from: 1915
The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code continues to impact modern day boilers and other types of pressure vessels.
Society: ASME Main Category: Mechanical Sub Category: Safety Era: 1900-1909 DateCreated: 1915 Henry Ford Museum (Currently on loan to) Dearborn State: MI Zip: 48124 Country: USA Website: http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-m-z/safety/-138-asme-boiler-and-pressure-vessel-code-%281915%29 Creator: Meier, Edward, Stevens, John

Published in 1914-15, the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) was the first comprehensive standard for the design, construction, inspection, and testing of boilers and pressure vessels. With adoption in the United States and use in many countries, it has contributed significantly to public safety and influenced the continued development of boiler and pressure vessel technology.

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Image Credit: Courtesy of ASME Image Caption: The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code continues to impact modern day boilers and other types of pressure vessels. Era_date_from: 1915
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The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code continues to impact modern day boilers and other types of pressure vessels.

Published in 1914-15, the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) was the first comprehensive standard for the design, construction, inspection, and testing of boilers and pressure vessels. With adoption in the United States and use in many countries, it has contributed significantly to…

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Tunkhannock Viaduct

This majestic viaduct was built during the golden age of railroading. It was at the western end of a major readjustment in grade and alignment of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, and had double tracks to carry the trains across the valley of Tunkhannock Creek. The Hallstead cutoff (between Scranton…

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Kansas City Park and Boulevard System

"Who in Europe, or in America for that matter, knows that Kansas City is one of the loveliest cities on earth? [...] the residential section is a masterpiece of city planning [...]; Few cities have been built with so much regard for beauty."  
- Andre Maurois, French author and lecturer…

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The confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers was the site of distinct advances in transportation of the early 19th Century. The Erie Canal in 1825 and the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad in 1831 were both of national significance.  

The Erie Canal started at a boat basin in Albany. It…

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