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On September 17, 1862, over 23,000 soldiers fell in a single day near the small town of Sharpsburg, Maryland. The battle ...
In 1903, a monument to the 23d was erected on the Antietam battlefield, praising the regiment’s bravery in crossing Antietam Creek. William McKinley received his own monument on the same field near ...
BURNSIDE's urgent request for reinforcements ... he asked for authority to build a double-track suspension bridge and a permanent wagon bridge across the Potomac at Harper's Ferry, with a view ...
Burnside's Corps, consisting of Wilcox's, Sturgis' and Rodman's divisions, and Cox's Kanawha division, was intrusted with the difficult task of carrying the bridge across the Antietam, near ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Despite the ever-looming threat of a major earthquake hitting the Cascadia Subduction Zone, efforts to reinforce Portland’s Burnside Bridge have been delayed.
Despite the ever-looming threat of a major earthquake hitting the Cascadia Subduction Zone, efforts to reinforce Portland’s Burnside Bridge have been delayed. China asks South Korea not to ...
and Burnside’s Bridge, where the scale of human loss is palpable. Interpretive exhibits and ranger-led tours help bring to life the conflict’s brutal reality and the soldiers’ personal stories.
The committee charged with designing the new Burnside Bridge has recommended an unusual look, aiming for a bold structure that would differentiate it from other Portland spans. “A $900 million ...
Despite concerns over what will be a severe lack of accessibility between the Eastbank Esplanade and the new Burnside Bridge, Multnomah County officials have made it clear that a ramp for walkers and ...
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The public is being asked to help in the redesign on the Burnside Bridge. The Community Design Advisory Group meeting for the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge Project is ...