Northern New England Chapter - SIA
Next Event:
NNEC Spring 2012 Tour - May 19, 2012
Various Sites in Claremont, New Hampshire
Meet at Waypoint Visitor's Center, 14 North Street @ 9:30 A.M. Rain or Shine!
Welcome to the website for the Northern New England affilate chapter of the SIA.
What is Industrial Archaeology?
Industrial Archaeology (IA) is the identification, interpretation, preservation, and utilization of historic industrial and engineering sites, structures and equipment. IA covers a wide range of topics including manufacturing (mills, machinery, etc.), basic materials (mining, quarrying, wood products, petroleum), power generation (electric, steam, hydro), transportation (railroads, marine, roads, bridges, canals) and public utilities (water, sewer, gas, etc.).
More information on the history of Industrial Archaeology can be found on the SIA website.
Who We Are:
The Northern New England Chapter (NNEC) covers Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and northeastern New York.
NNEC members come from a variety of backgrounds including professional and amateur archeologists, engineers, historians and enthusiasts who wish to understand and preserve our industrial heritage.
What We Do:
The Northern New England Chapter (NNEC), along with the Southern New England Chapter (SNEC) publishes a joint newsletter twice per year, and hosts the annual Conference on New England Industrial Archaeology each winter.
Some past conference presentation topics include: the Temple glassworks, New Hampshire charcoal kilns, New England's first hydroelectric facility, the Great Mill Works early water power site, and many others.
The Chapter also conducts tours of various sites of interest throughout the Northern New England / Northeast New York region, including water-powered mill sites, railroads, covered bridges, sawmills, iron works, canals, museums, mines, quarries, power stations, food-processing plants, as well as tours of still-active factories (known as "process tours").
