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PDF files are available for each Construction topic, or the entire set may be downloaded as one large PDF.  PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view, a free download from Adobe.

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Adobe PDF icon Steel Construction Pioneer
John Eisenmann pioneered structural steel construction in the United States in the late 1800s.
Adobe PDF icon Brooklyn Bridge Model
The Cincinnati Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River was the prototype for Roebling's celebrated Brooklyn Bridge.
Adobe PDF icon Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Maya Ying Lin, an architect from Athens, Ohio, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC.
Adobe PDF icon Golden Gate Bridge's Roots
Joseph Strauss, a Cincinnati native, was a noted civil engineer who in 1937 designed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. 
Adobe PDF icon Street Pavement Pioneers
George W. Bartholomew and his contractor William T. G. Snyder, laid the first concrete street in America along Main Street in Bellefontaine in 1891.
Adobe PDF icon Moving the Earth
Equipment by the Huber Manufacturing Company and the Marion Steam Shovel Company helped dig the Panama Canal and the Boulder Dam.
Adobe PDF icon Historic Barns
Profiles the history and beauty of Ohio's historic barns, including preservation, conservation, and the variety of barn types.
Adobe PDF icon PDF Containing All Construction Topics