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It is no myth that the 28th annual John Henry Days is officially in full swing. John Henry Days is a yearly tradition that ...
This article was originally published with the title “The Big Bend Tunnel for Power Development” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 87 No. 15 (October 1902), p. 239 doi:10.1038 ...
Great Bend Tunnel in John Henry Historical Park, off W.Va. 3 in Talcott. They placed the original Big Bend Engineering Building on a new, permanent foundation close to the original spot when the ...
Best Times The Great Bend Tunnel closed to regular use in 1974, moving all traffic to its parallel sister tunnel (thought to have been dug by the steam-hammer), the Big Bend Tunnel.
Several Central Texas state parks that closed earlier this weekend due to flash flooding have shared updates about operations ...
This article was originally published with the title “The Big Bend Tunnel in Butte County, California” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 54 No. 6 (February 1886), p. 85 doi:10.1038 ...
The largest national park in Texas may soon get even bigger. Big Bend National Park could soon expand by more than 6,000 acres.
The party will leave from the Staple Bend Tunnel Park trailhead, 1156 Beech Hill Road, to begin the excursion. Hikers will walk to the tunnel and back, which is roughly four miles on level terrain.
Tropical Storm Helene is expected to make landfall somewhere along Florida's Big Bend region as a major hurricane. Here's what to know about the area.
Big Bend National Park and Mexico’s Boquillas del Carmen have a symbiotic relationship that facilitates exchange across borders, especially visitors. But is that all going to change?
A park along the St. Joseph River in downtown South Bend is getting a big facelift. It's been gated for decades, but now, the tunnel going from Pier Park under Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd will ...