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The Bridge that Crossed the Ocean


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Pretty cool story about Bob McColloch founder of the McColloch chain saws.  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_bridge_that_crossed_an_ocean

In 1831 the last brick was laid on London Bridge - the culmination of years of work by renowned engineer John Rennie.

But its tenure as a thoroughfare in Britain’s smoky capital was just a chapter in its lifetime.

Exactly 140 years later, the bridge would find a new purpose thousands of miles away in Arizona, as a tourist attraction in a fledgling desert city.

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Just now, DAVE said:

Learned all about that last yr...when we were there...very cool.

This place is super cool.  I've never lived in a place where are just so many different things to do every day and every week.  

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18 minutes ago, AKIQPilot said:

Pretty cool story about Bob McColloch founder of the McColloch chain saws.  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_bridge_that_crossed_an_ocean

In 1831 the last brick was laid on London Bridge - the culmination of years of work by renowned engineer John Rennie.

But its tenure as a thoroughfare in Britain’s smoky capital was just a chapter in its lifetime.

Exactly 140 years later, the bridge would find a new purpose thousands of miles away in Arizona, as a tourist attraction in a fledgling desert city.

Cool story.  I never knew that shit.  :bc:

 

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