There are hundreds of historic homes and sites in this country that are open to the public as museums. Many are run by the National Park Service in their 400+ units around the country. With a finite budget they have to think creatively when a building needs to be constructed or repaired and in many [...]
There are many things in modern life that we cannot live without now like electrical power, the telephone or the internet. Despite all of the technology that goes into that there is still an old world piece of technology that makes it all possible, the wooden pole. We know them as utility poles and thanks [...]
The United States was not always the global power that it is today. There was a time when we had to prove our mettle to the world. To do that we needed a navy. Authorized by the Naval Act of 1794 six frigates were ordered to be built. They were designed to be stronger and [...]
