#wwi — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #wwi, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/131553/ How Dutch New Amsterdam Became One of Colonial America’s Richest Cities #AmericanHistory #Amsterdam #AncientHistory #AncientHistoryBlog #AncientPhilosophy #ArtBlog #ArtistsBlog #ContemporaryArt #EuropeanHistory #HistoryBlog #HistoryOfPolitics #HistoryOfReligion #LatinAndSouthAmericanHistory #MedievalHistory #MilitaryHistory #ModernArt #ModernPhilosophy #Netherlands #philosophy #PhilosophyBlog #RenaissanceHistory #TravelAndCulture #WorldHistory #WWI #WWII
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🎥 22H EN ENFER - Le jour le plus meurtrier de l'armée australienne - LA BATAILLE DE FROMELLES
Par Histoire Appliquée
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsItApcov8k
#vulgarisation #histoire #WWI #australie #Hycarius #HistoireAppliquée
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🎥 22H EN ENFER - Le jour le plus meurtrier de l'armée australienne - LA BATAILLE DE FROMELLES
Par Histoire Appliquée
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsItApcov8k
#vulgarisation #histoire #WWI #australie #Hycarius #HistoireAppliquée
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🎥 22H EN ENFER - Le jour le plus meurtrier de l'armée australienne - LA BATAILLE DE FROMELLES
Par Histoire Appliquée
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsItApcov8k
#vulgarisation #histoire #WWI #australie #Hycarius #HistoireAppliquée
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🎥 22H EN ENFER - Le jour le plus meurtrier de l'armée australienne - LA BATAILLE DE FROMELLES
Par Histoire Appliquée
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsItApcov8k
#vulgarisation #histoire #WWI #australie #Hycarius #HistoireAppliquée
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🎥 22H EN ENFER - Le jour le plus meurtrier de l'armée australienne - LA BATAILLE DE FROMELLES
Par Histoire Appliquée
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsItApcov8k
#vulgarisation #histoire #WWI #australie #Hycarius #HistoireAppliquée
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1091957/ Surrealist Cinema: 10 Essential Films to Watch #AmericanHistory #AncientHistory #AncientHistoryBlog #AncientPhilosophy #ArtBlog #ArtistsBlog #ContemporaryArt #Entertainment #EuropeanHistory #HistoryBlog #HistoryOfPolitics #HistoryOfReligion #LatinAndSouthAmericanHistory #MedievalHistory #MilitaryHistory #ModernArt #ModernPhilosophy #Movies #Philosophy #PhilosophyBlog #RenaissanceHistory #TravelAndCulture #UK #UnitedKingdom #WorldHistory #WWI #WWII
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Maurice Ravel drove a supply truck through the mud and horror of WWI—and years later, that experience found its way into one of the most hypnotic pieces of music ever written: Boléro.
Pvt. Ravel's Boléro—now available!
A 28-minute antiwar documentary & filmic poem on Maurice Ravel's WWI service and the making of Boléro.
A unique experience. Festival-recognized.
https://lgnproductions.vhx.tv/packages/pvt-ravel-s-bolero-new/videos/pvt-ravels-bolero-trailer-2026
#Ravel #Boléro #WWI #ClassicalMusic #Experimental #IndieFilm -
Maurice Ravel drove a supply truck through the mud and horror of WWI—and years later, that experience found its way into one of the most hypnotic pieces of music ever written: Boléro.
Pvt. Ravel's Boléro—now available!
A 28-minute antiwar documentary & filmic poem on Maurice Ravel's WWI service and the making of Boléro.
A unique experience. Festival-recognized.
https://lgnproductions.vhx.tv/packages/pvt-ravel-s-bolero-new/videos/pvt-ravels-bolero-trailer-2026
#Ravel #Boléro #WWI #ClassicalMusic #Experimental #IndieFilm -
Maurice Ravel drove a supply truck through the mud and horror of WWI—and years later, that experience found its way into one of the most hypnotic pieces of music ever written: Boléro.
Pvt. Ravel's Boléro—now available!
A 28-minute antiwar documentary & filmic poem on Maurice Ravel's WWI service and the making of Boléro.
A unique experience. Festival-recognized.
https://lgnproductions.vhx.tv/packages/pvt-ravel-s-bolero-new/videos/pvt-ravels-bolero-trailer-2026
#Ravel #Boléro #WWI #ClassicalMusic #Experimental #IndieFilm -
Maurice Ravel drove a supply truck through the mud and horror of WWI—and years later, that experience found its way into one of the most hypnotic pieces of music ever written: Boléro.
Pvt. Ravel's Boléro—now available!
A 28-minute antiwar documentary & filmic poem on Maurice Ravel's WWI service and the making of Boléro.
A unique experience. Festival-recognized.
https://lgnproductions.vhx.tv/packages/pvt-ravel-s-bolero-new/videos/pvt-ravels-bolero-trailer-2026
#Ravel #Boléro #WWI #ClassicalMusic #Experimental #IndieFilm -
Maurice Ravel drove a supply truck through the mud and horror of WWI—and years later, that experience found its way into one of the most hypnotic pieces of music ever written: Boléro.
Pvt. Ravel's Boléro—now available!
A 28-minute antiwar documentary & filmic poem on Maurice Ravel's WWI service and the making of Boléro.
A unique experience. Festival-recognized.
https://lgnproductions.vhx.tv/packages/pvt-ravel-s-bolero-new/videos/pvt-ravels-bolero-trailer-2026
#Ravel #Boléro #WWI #ClassicalMusic #Experimental #IndieFilm -
The Polish-Soviet War: Conflict and Uncertainty in Post-WWI Poland https://www.byteseu.com/2192210/ #AmericanHistory #AncientHistory #AncientHistoryBlog #AncientPhilosophy #ArtBlog #ArtistsBlog #ContemporaryArt #EuropeanHistory #HistoryBlog #HistoryOfPolitics #HistoryOfReligion #LatinAndSouthAmericanHistory #MedievalHistory #MilitaryHistory #ModernArt #ModernPhilosophy #philosophy #PhilosophyBlog #Poland #RenaissanceHistory #TravelAndCulture #WorldHistory #WWI #wwii
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The 12 Days of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: A Timeline https://www.byteseu.com/2190331/ #AmericanHistory #AncientHistory #AncientHistoryBlog #AncientPhilosophy #ArtBlog #ArtistsBlog #ContemporaryArt #EuropeanHistory #HistoryBlog #HistoryOfPolitics #HistoryOfReligion #Hungary #LatinAndSouthAmericanHistory #MedievalHistory #MilitaryHistory #ModernArt #ModernPhilosophy #philosophy #PhilosophyBlog #RenaissanceHistory #TravelAndCulture #WorldHistory #WWI #wwii
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Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Pope Pius X
Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto. He was the Pope of the Catholic Church from August 4, 1903, until his death on August 20, 1914.
He opposed modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine. He promoted liturgical reforms & Thomist scholastic theology. Thomism is the philosophical & theological school that arose as a legacy of the work & thought of Thomas Aquinas.
He initiated the preparation of the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the 1st comprehensive & systemic work of its kind, which was ultimately announced by his successor. He’s venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
He was born in the Austrian Empire to a poor family. He was devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Confidence. His papal encyclical Ad deim illum took on a sense of renewal that was reflected in the motto of his pontificate.
He advanced the Liturgical Movement by formulating the principle of participatio actuosa (active participation of the faithful) in his motu proprio, Tra le sollecitudini (1903). He encouraged the frequent reception of Holy Communion. He lowered the age for First Communion, which would become a lasting innovation of his papacy. It was changed from 12-14 years to around 7 years.
Pius X was known for his firm demeanor & sense of poverty, reflected by his membership in the Third Order of St. Francis. He regularly gave sermons from the pulpit, a rare practice at the time.
After the 1908 Messina earthquake, he filled the Apostolic Palace with refugees, long before the Italian government acted. He rejected any kind of favors for his family, & his close relatives chose to remain in poverty, living near Rome. He also undertook a reform of the Roman Curia with the Apostolic Constitution Sapienti consilio in 1908. An apostolic constitution is the most solemn form of legislation issued by the Pope. It’s 1 of several types of papal bull that can be issued from the Vatican.
After his death, a strong cult of devotion followed, with a reputation for piety & holiness. He was beatified in 1951 & canonized in 1954 by Pope Pius XII. A statue bearing his name stands within St. Peter’s Basilica. His birth town was renamed Riese Pio X after his death. It’s located in northeast Italy in the province of Treviso in the region of Veneto.
He was born in Riese, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire, on June 2, 1835. He was the 2nd born of 10 kids of Giovanni Battista Sarto, the village postman, & Margherita Sanson. He was baptized on June 3, 1835 (1 day old). The most common (modern) age for the 1st baptism in the Catholic Church is between 6 weeks & 6 months old. In the 1800s, Catholics baptized infants within the 1st 24-48 hours.
As Pope, he rejected any kind of favors for his family: his brother stayed a postal clerk, his favorite nephew stayed on as village priest, & his 3 sisters lived together in humble circumstances in Rome.
In 1850, he received the tonsure from his parish priest. The parish priest wrote to the Cardinal of Venice to secure Sartol/Pius a scholarship to the Seminary of Padua, “where he finished his classical, philosophical & theological studies with distinction.”
On September 18, 1858, Pius was ordained a priest by Giovanni Antonio Farina, Bishop of Treviso (later canonized), & became a chaplain at Tombolo. While there, Pius expanded his knowledge of theology, studying Thomas Aquinas & Canon Law, while carrying out most of the functions of the sickly parish priest Constantini. In Tombolo, Pius’ reputation for holiness grew so much that some people called him “Don Sarto.”
After 1880, Pius taught dogmatic theology & moral theology at the seminary in Treviso. On November 10, 1884, he was appointed Bishop of Mantua by Pope Leo XIII. He was consecrated 6 days later in Rome, in the church of Sant’Apollina alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrini, by Cardinal Lucido Parocchi, assisted by Pietro Rota & by Giovanni Maria Berengo.
He was appointed to the honorary position of assistant at the pontifical throne on June 19, 1891. Pius required papal dispensation from Pope Leo XIII before episcopal consecration, as he lacked a doctorate, making him the last Pope without a doctorate until Pope Francis. An assistant to the pontifical throne was an ecclesiastical title in the Catholic Church. It was designed for prelates belonging to the Papal Chapel, which stood near the throne of the Pope at solemn functions.
Pope Leo XIII made Pius a cardinal of the order of Cardinal priests in a secret priests in a secret meeting (consistory) on June 12, 1893. In a public meeting (consistory) on June 15, 1893, the Pope gave him his cardinal’s red hat (galero), appointed him the titular church of San Bernardo alle Terme, & appointed him Patriarch of Venice.
This created a problem as the reunified Italian government claimed the right to nominate the Patriarch. Since the previous sovereign (the Emperor of Austria) has exercised that power. The poor relations between the Roman Curia & the Italian civil government since the annexation of the Papal States in 1870 placed additional strain on the appointment. Pius was finally allowed to have the patriarchy in 1894. He was formally enthroned on November 24, 1894.
Pope Leo XIII died on July 20, 1903. At the end of the month, the conclave convened to elect his successor. Pius had 0 desire for the papacy. According to historians, the favorite was the pope’s secretary of state, Cardinal Mariano Rampolla. On the 1st ballot, Rampolla received 24 votes, a man named Gotti had 17 votes, & Pius got 5 votes. On the 2nd ballot, Rampolla had gained 5 votes, as did Pius.
The next day, it seemed that Rampolla would be elected. However, the Polish Cardinal Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko from Krakow, in the name of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, proclaimed a veto (jus exclusivae) against Rampolla’s election. Many protested in the conclave. It was even suggested to disregard the veto. Emperor Franz Joseph was also the 1 who triggered the events of WWI.
However, the 3rd vote had already begun. This resulted in no clear winner but increased support for Pius, with 21 votes. The 4th vote showed Rampolla with 30 votes & Pius with 24 votes. The following morning, the 5th vote gave Rampolla 10 votes, Gotti with 2 votes, & Pius with 50 votes. On August 4, 1903, Pius was elected to the pontificate. This marked the last known exercise of a papal veto by a Catholic monarch.
In 1904, Pope Pius X formally abolished the jus exclusivae through the constitution Commissum Nobis. Any monarch or government official who attempts to submit a veto or interfere in a papal election faces automatic excommunication (latae sententiae).
Historically, the “right” was only ever claimed by the monarchs of Spain, France, & Austria. Smaller principalities like Monaco, Liechtenstein, or Luxembourg never held or claimed this privilege. Therefore, King Felipe VI of Spain is the only current monarch whose ancestors historically used the veto. But he has no legal or ecclesiastical right to do so today.
At 1st, Pius declined the nomination, feeling unworthy. With the Cardinals asking him to reconsider, he went into solitude in the Pauline Chapel. After deep prayer, he accepted the position. Cardinal Luigi Macchi announced Pius’ election around 12:10 pm.
He took the papal name of Pius X. This was out of respect for his recent predecessors of the same name, particularly Pope Pius IX (who had fought against theological liberals & for papal supremacy). Pius X’s traditional coronation took place on the following Sunday, August 9, 1903.
Pius X beatified a total of 131 individuals & canonized 4. One of the most famous people he beatified was THE Joan of Arc in 1909. And in 1908, Pope Pius X named John Chrysostom a patron saint of preachers.
In 1913, Pope Pius X suffered a heart attack. In 1914, he fell ill on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary (August 15, 1914). He wouldn’t recover. The Pope, shortly after, received the Last Rites & eventually the disease, which he’d been suffering, extended to the bronchial tree, resulting in pneumonia that killed him.
He passed away at 1:20 pm on August 20, 1914. This was on the very day when German forces marched into Brussels. His sister, Anna, was praying at his bedside when Pius X passed away. His last act of life was to kiss the little crucifix that he’d clasped in his hands.
He was buried in a simple & unadorned tomb in the crypt below St. Peter’s Basilica. His body was laid in state on August 21 in red pontifical vestments & then interred following the Requiem Mass, following his coffin lying in state on a large catafalque in the Sistine Chapel. A catafalque is the raised platform that supports the casket, coffin, or body of a dead person.
On May 29, 1944, the body of Pius X was exhumed for inspection as part of the beatification process. During which the remains were found to be miraculously incorrupt. After the examination & the end of the apostolic process towards Pius X’s cause, Pius XII bestowed the title of Venerable Servant of God upon Pius X.
Following this, the process towards beatification began. His beatification took place on June 3, 1951. On May 29, 1954, Pius X was canonized. Pius X became the 1st Pope since Pius V (1712) to be canonized.
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In 100 years, what will people remember of our time?
Think back, what stands out
#WWI. #GreatDepression. Of course there's other stories. These stand out
In 100 years, people will not immediately think #COVID. Or #Trump
They will think #Ukraine
Recognize the most stirring story of our time
Ukraine faced down formidable mass murdering ethnofascist madness
And won
"It’s the new reality. There is no major #oilRefinery left in #Russia that has not been struck by Ukraine"
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In 100 years, what will people remember of our time?
Think back, what stands out
#WWI. #GreatDepression. Of course there's other stories. These stand out
In 100 years, people will not immediately think #COVID. Or #Trump
They will think #Ukraine
Recognize the most stirring story of our time
Ukraine faced down formidable mass murdering ethnofascist madness
And won
"It’s the new reality. There is no major #oilRefinery left in #Russia that has not been struck by Ukraine"
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In 100 years, what will people remember of our time?
Think back, what stands out
#WWI. #GreatDepression. Of course there's other stories. These stand out
In 100 years, people will not immediately think #COVID. Or #Trump
They will think #Ukraine
Recognize the most stirring story of our time
Ukraine faced down formidable mass murdering ethnofascist madness
And won
"It’s the new reality. There is no major #oilRefinery left in #Russia that has not been struck by Ukraine"
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In 100 years, what will people remember of our time?
Think back, what stands out
#WWI. #GreatDepression. Of course there's other stories. These stand out
In 100 years, people will not immediately think #COVID. Or #Trump
They will think #Ukraine
Recognize the most stirring story of our time
Ukraine faced down formidable mass murdering ethnofascist madness
And won
"It’s the new reality. There is no major #oilRefinery left in #Russia that has not been struck by Ukraine"
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🕹️ Title: Enlisted
🦊️ Idea: A free (freemium) FPS / MMO on the WW2 theme
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🔖 #LinuxGaming #MOBA #FPS #WWI #Aircraft #Tank
📦️ #Freemium
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html🥁️ Update: 0.7.5.103
⚗️ Signific. vers. 🦍️
📌️ Changes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2051620
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🕹️ Title: Enlisted
🦊️ Idea: A free (freemium) FPS / MMO on the WW2 theme
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🔖 #LinuxGaming #MOBA #FPS #WWI #Aircraft #Tank
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📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html🥁️ Update: 0.7.5.103
⚗️ Signific. vers. 🦍️
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🕹️ Title: Enlisted
🦊️ Idea: A free (freemium) FPS / MMO on the WW2 theme
🏡️ https://enlisted.net/
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🔖 #LinuxGaming #MOBA #FPS #WWI #Aircraft #Tank
📦️ #Freemium
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html🥁️ Update: 0.7.5.103
⚗️ Signific. vers. 🦍️
📌️ Changes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2051620
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🦊️ Idea: A free (freemium) FPS / MMO on the WW2 theme
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⚗️ Signific. vers. 🦍️
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🦊️ Idea: A free (freemium) FPS / MMO on the WW2 theme
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François Valentin: "In comes... Jacques Bainville, a respected French historian who thinks Keynes is totally missing the bigger picture Politics trump economics, especially with Versailles To make that very clear, he calls his pamphlet the *Political* Consequences of Peace" | nitter
https://nitter.net/Valen10Francois/status/1652630810971762689#m"For Bainville Versailles is "a peace that is too soft for its hardness, and too hard for its softness." It does humiliate Germany, but crucially it doesn't seriously weaken it."
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François Valentin: "In comes... Jacques Bainville, a respected French historian who thinks Keynes is totally missing the bigger picture Politics trump economics, especially with Versailles To make that very clear, he calls his pamphlet the *Political* Consequences of Peace" | nitter
https://nitter.net/Valen10Francois/status/1652630810971762689#m"For Bainville Versailles is "a peace that is too soft for its hardness, and too hard for its softness." It does humiliate Germany, but crucially it doesn't seriously weaken it."
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François Valentin: "In comes... Jacques Bainville, a respected French historian who thinks Keynes is totally missing the bigger picture Politics trump economics, especially with Versailles To make that very clear, he calls his pamphlet the *Political* Consequences of Peace" | nitter
https://nitter.net/Valen10Francois/status/1652630810971762689#m"For Bainville Versailles is "a peace that is too soft for its hardness, and too hard for its softness." It does humiliate Germany, but crucially it doesn't seriously weaken it."
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François Valentin: "In comes... Jacques Bainville, a respected French historian who thinks Keynes is totally missing the bigger picture Politics trump economics, especially with Versailles To make that very clear, he calls his pamphlet the *Political* Consequences of Peace" | nitter
https://nitter.net/Valen10Francois/status/1652630810971762689#m"For Bainville Versailles is "a peace that is too soft for its hardness, and too hard for its softness." It does humiliate Germany, but crucially it doesn't seriously weaken it."
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François Valentin: "In comes... Jacques Bainville, a respected French historian who thinks Keynes is totally missing the bigger picture Politics trump economics, especially with Versailles To make that very clear, he calls his pamphlet the *Political* Consequences of Peace" | nitter
https://nitter.net/Valen10Francois/status/1652630810971762689#m"For Bainville Versailles is "a peace that is too soft for its hardness, and too hard for its softness." It does humiliate Germany, but crucially it doesn't seriously weaken it."
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/76560/ How Medieval Britons Remembered the Fall of Roman Britain #AmericanHistory #AncientHistory #AncientHistoryBlog #AncientPhilosophy #ArtBlog #ArtistsBlog #Britain #ContemporaryArt #EuropeanHistory #HistoryBlog #HistoryOfPolitics #HistoryOfReligion #LatinAndSouthAmericanHistory #MedievalHistory #MilitaryHistory #ModernArt #ModernPhilosophy #Philosophy #PhilosophyBlog #RenaissanceHistory #TravelAndCulture #WorldHistory #WWI #WWII
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How Medieval Britons Remembered the Fall of Roman Britain
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How Blood Feuds Ended the Viking Age in Iceland
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Canada Enters WWI: A Nation Forged in Fire! 🇨🇦
On August 4, 1914, Canada joined World War I alongside Great Britain. Over 600,000 Canadians served with distinction, making significant contributions to the Allied effort. The war profoundly impacted Canada, accelerating industrial growth, strengthening national identity, and leading to greater independence. 🎗️ 🇨🇦 #Canada #WWI #CanadianHistory
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/first-world-war-wwi
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Canada Enters WWI: A Nation Forged in Fire! 🇨🇦
On August 4, 1914, Canada joined World War I alongside Great Britain. Over 600,000 Canadians served with distinction, making significant contributions to the Allied effort. The war profoundly impacted Canada, accelerating industrial growth, strengthening national identity, and leading to greater independence. 🎗️ 🇨🇦 #Canada #WWI #CanadianHistory
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/first-world-war-wwi
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Canada Enters WWI: A Nation Forged in Fire! 🇨🇦
On August 4, 1914, Canada joined World War I alongside Great Britain. Over 600,000 Canadians served with distinction, making significant contributions to the Allied effort. The war profoundly impacted Canada, accelerating industrial growth, strengthening national identity, and leading to greater independence. 🎗️ 🇨🇦 #Canada #WWI #CanadianHistory
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/first-world-war-wwi
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Canada Enters WWI: A Nation Forged in Fire! 🇨🇦
On August 4, 1914, Canada joined World War I alongside Great Britain. Over 600,000 Canadians served with distinction, making significant contributions to the Allied effort. The war profoundly impacted Canada, accelerating industrial growth, strengthening national identity, and leading to greater independence. 🎗️ 🇨🇦 #Canada #WWI #CanadianHistory
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/first-world-war-wwi
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Canada Enters WWI: A Nation Forged in Fire! 🇨🇦
On August 4, 1914, Canada joined World War I alongside Great Britain. Over 600,000 Canadians served with distinction, making significant contributions to the Allied effort. The war profoundly impacted Canada, accelerating industrial growth, strengthening national identity, and leading to greater independence. 🎗️ 🇨🇦 #Canada #WWI #CanadianHistory
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/first-world-war-wwi
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Scale. Do you use scale in your writing? Something we're used to thinking of as a certain size, make it way bigger, or much smaller. Extend this to social concepts and mannerisms. It's very important to tip your hat to someone. What do you mean you don't have a hat?
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Always fun.#WWI #biplane #airplane #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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Scale. Do you use scale in your writing? Something we're used to thinking of as a certain size, make it way bigger, or much smaller. Extend this to social concepts and mannerisms. It's very important to tip your hat to someone. What do you mean you don't have a hat?
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Always fun.#WWI #biplane #airplane #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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Scale. Do you use scale in your writing? Something we're used to thinking of as a certain size, make it way bigger, or much smaller. Extend this to social concepts and mannerisms. It's very important to tip your hat to someone. What do you mean you don't have a hat?
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Always fun.#WWI #biplane #airplane #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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Scale. Do you use scale in your writing? Something we're used to thinking of as a certain size, make it way bigger, or much smaller. Extend this to social concepts and mannerisms. It's very important to tip your hat to someone. What do you mean you don't have a hat?
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Always fun.#WWI #biplane #airplane #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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Scale. Do you use scale in your writing? Something we're used to thinking of as a certain size, make it way bigger, or much smaller. Extend this to social concepts and mannerisms. It's very important to tip your hat to someone. What do you mean you don't have a hat?
.
Always fun.#WWI #biplane #airplane #writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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How Roman Citizenship Became the Most Valuable Status
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Spanning a River, a Century, and Two Lives Given for Us
Most of us don’t contemplate time in relation to everyday structures unless there is something unique or historic about it. We drive a highway, enter a building, walk a trail, cross a bridge, or climb a staircase without any thought of its existence beyond its utilitarian purpose.
Now and then an otherwise obscure structure will garner our attention merely by a fortuitous glance. That happened to this blog author and wife recently while we were traveling through southeast Kansas.
Old U S 160 Bridge (Montgomery County Bridge #628) over the Verdigris RiverJust east of Independence, Kansas, while crossing the rain swollen Verdigris River on U.S. 160, I just happened to look to the right and saw an impressive four-span concrete through-arch bridge upriver from where we were. For the heck of it, we decided to circle back and take a closer look. Boy, are we ever glad we did.
Approaching Montgomery County Bridge #628The first thing noticed beyond the bridge’s handsome architecture was its birthdate engraved into the mortar…“1926.” Well now, we have ourselves a centenarian. This grand old bridge has survived the Depression; countless severe storms and tornadoes; snow, salt, wind, and ice; reckless divers; snowplows; heavy trucks and farm machinery, being bypassed by a strapping steel span, budget cuts, deferred maintenance, and who knows what else. Yet, the Old Route 160 Bridge (technically Montgomery County Bridge #628) across the Verdigris River has withstood all of these challenges and the test of time.
As noted earlier, Montgomery County Bridge #628 consists of four spans. It is a Rainbow (or Marsh) through-arch. The bridge has a total length of 434 feet with a main span of 122 feet and a width of 20 feet. It was built by the Fifield Construction Company of Waterloo, Iowa and Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines. These two firms also combined forces to construct a similar, though shorter bridge in nearby Coffeyville that same year (1926).
– Source for the information in the previous paragraph: historic bridges.org
James B. Marsh Rainbow Arch patent image – Source: en.wikipedia.orgMontgomery County Bridge #628 was added to the National Register of History Places in 1983. It is the longest remaining Rainbow (or Marsh) Arch bridge in Kansas. James B. Marsh, founder of Marsh Engineering received a patent for this type of bridge design in 1911 (see image above). Two notable aspects of the bridge’s history from the register application include:
“It was not until the introduction of the “rainbow arch” by Marsh, that Kansas made widespread use of reinforced concrete spans for major stream crossings. Marsh canvassed the midwest, selling his arches in direct competition with the steel trusses at that time.”
Crossing the Montgomery County Bridge #628 on foot – the date is inscribed at the top of the first arch.“The Verdigris River bridge east of Independence, Kansas retains its integrity of
location, design, setting, materials, feeling, and association. It is associated with the life of James B. Marsh, pioneer in steel and concrete bridge construction. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type and method of construction that is no longer used, and, as such, may yield information important to the history of engineering.”– Source: npgallery.nps.gov
But there is more to this handsome river span than first meets the eye. Set near ground level on either end of the concrete bridge walls are four old plaques. Two list the usual details like the year built and platitudes for those who oversaw its design and construction.
Traditional bridge plaque Memorial plaque honoring of PFC Otis Glenn DewlenOn another plaque (see above) was a solemn dedication. The bridge we had just stumbled upon by chance is dedicated to the memory of O. “Otis” Glenn Dewlen, a nearly 22 year-old man who was killed during the Argonne Forest Campaign in France on September 26, 1918. His death occurred barely eight weeks before the signing of the November 11th Armistice, which brought an end to World War I.
Source: findagrave.comBelow is an image of the newspaper account of his death as written by his Sergeant in a letter to his mother…
– Source: newspapers.com
Apparently, we missed the second memorial plaque dedicated to another local young man (Harry F. Spohnhauer) who died on November 2, 1918, a mere nine days before the Armistice. As a result the honorary, non-technical name for the bridge is the Dewlen-Spohnhauer Memorial Bridge. Unfortunately, readily available information on PFC Spohnhauer was not found online, other than he appears to have lived just outside of Independence near the community of Cherryvale.
Memorial plaque honoring PFC Harry F. Spohnhauer – Source: historicbridges.orgSuch an occurrence is not unusual. It seems no matter how many times we traverse the heartland of the United States on our way to and fro, there is always something new to see, observe, attend, or happen upon. Sometimes it’s a scenic vista, while other times it’s a lonely bridge in Kansas that commemorates two brave young men.
Mostly, it’s the unexpected and unplanned surprises that are vividly etched into the lasting memories of our psyche. Montgomery County Bridge #628 is just such a place. We will forever be grateful for the opportunity afforded us to visit this remarkable old bridge and honor these two stalwart young men who sacrificed their lives for the greater good.
“Something for all of us to ponder as we rapidly approach the nation’s 250th birthday during a time of ongoing threats to our cherished civil liberties — these two young privates from a small Kansas community, so aptly named Independence, gave their lives to protect those same freedoms that most Americans plan to celebrate during the upcoming week. We all owe them a debt of gratitude.”
– Panethos.wordpress.com
Peace!
Postscript:
Given the historical, engineering, and commemorative importance of Montgomery County Bridge #628, it seems that routine maintenance should be an ongoing priority. As some of the photos taken last week clearly show, the bridge appears to need prompt service and care to assure it retains its integrity and survives yet another century to honor its unique engineering design and especially in remembrance of two young men from Independence, Kansas.
Source: commons.wikimedia.orgSOURCES:
- Onsite plaques
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/09df7aea-3f23-4ba9-9700-44f6394315e6
- https://historicbridges.org/b_a_list.php?ct=&c=&ptype=county&pname=Montgomery+County,+Kansas
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/83000436
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/09df7aea-3f23-4ba9-9700-44f6394315e6
- https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=61437
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Montgomery_County,_Kansas
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-star-otis-glenn-dewlen-kill/4106636/
- https://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/wwI/casualty/s1p22-27.html
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Spanning a River, a Century, and Two Lives Given for Us
Most of us don’t contemplate time in relation to everyday structures unless there is something unique or historic about it. We drive a highway, enter a building, walk a trail, cross a bridge, or climb a staircase without any thought of its existence beyond its utilitarian purpose.
Now and then an otherwise obscure structure will garner our attention merely by a fortuitous glance. That happened to this blog author and wife recently while we were traveling through southeast Kansas.
Old U S 160 Bridge (Montgomery County Bridge #628) over the Verdigris RiverJust east of Independence, Kansas, while crossing the rain swollen Verdigris River on U.S. 160, I just happened to look to the right and saw an impressive four-span concrete through-arch bridge upriver from where we were. For the heck of it, we decided to circle back and take a closer look. Boy, are we ever glad we did.
Approaching Montgomery County Bridge #628The first thing noticed beyond the bridge’s handsome architecture was its birthdate engraved into the mortar…“1926.” Well now, we have ourselves a centenarian. This grand old bridge has survived the Depression; countless severe storms and tornadoes; snow, salt, wind, and ice; reckless divers; snowplows; heavy trucks and farm machinery, being bypassed by a strapping steel span, budget cuts, deferred maintenance, and who knows what else. Yet, the Old Route 160 Bridge (technically Montgomery County Bridge #628) across the Verdigris River has withstood all of these challenges and the test of time.
As noted earlier, Montgomery County Bridge #628 consists of four spans. It is a Rainbow (or Marsh) through-arch. The bridge has a total length of 434 feet with a main span of 122 feet and a width of 20 feet. It was built by the Fifield Construction Company of Waterloo, Iowa and Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines. These two firms also combined forces to construct a similar, though shorter bridge in nearby Coffeyville that same year (1926).
– Source for the information in the previous paragraph: historic bridges.org
James B. Marsh Rainbow Arch patent image – Source: en.wikipedia.orgMontgomery County Bridge #628 was added to the National Register of History Places in 1983. It is the longest remaining Rainbow (or Marsh) Arch bridge in Kansas. James B. Marsh, founder of Marsh Engineering received a patent for this type of bridge design in 1911 (see image above). Two notable aspects of the bridge’s history from the register application include:
“It was not until the introduction of the “rainbow arch” by Marsh, that Kansas made widespread use of reinforced concrete spans for major stream crossings. Marsh canvassed the midwest, selling his arches in direct competition with the steel trusses at that time.”
Crossing the Montgomery County Bridge #628 on foot – the date is inscribed at the top of the first arch.“The Verdigris River bridge east of Independence, Kansas retains its integrity of
location, design, setting, materials, feeling, and association. It is associated with the life of James B. Marsh, pioneer in steel and concrete bridge construction. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type and method of construction that is no longer used, and, as such, may yield information important to the history of engineering.”– Source: npgallery.nps.gov
But there is more to this handsome river span than first meets the eye. Set near ground level on either end of the concrete bridge walls are four old plaques. Two list the usual details like the year built and platitudes for those who oversaw its design and construction.
Traditional bridge plaque Memorial plaque honoring of PFC Otis Glenn DewlenOn another plaque (see above) was a solemn dedication. The bridge we had just stumbled upon by chance is dedicated to the memory of O. “Otis” Glenn Dewlen, a nearly 22 year-old man who was killed during the Argonne Forest Campaign in France on September 26, 1918. His death occurred barely eight weeks before the signing of the November 11th Armistice, which brought an end to World War I.
Source: findagrave.comBelow is an image of the newspaper account of his death as written by his Sergeant in a letter to his mother…
– Source: newspapers.com
Apparently, we missed the second memorial plaque dedicated to another local young man (Harry F. Spohnhauer) who died on November 2, 1918, a mere nine days before the Armistice. As a result the honorary, non-technical name for the bridge is the Dewlen-Spohnhauer Memorial Bridge. Unfortunately, readily available information on PFC Spohnhauer was not found online, other than he appears to have lived just outside of Independence near the community of Cherryvale.
Memorial plaque honoring PFC Harry F. Spohnhauer – Source: historicbridges.orgSuch an occurrence is not unusual. It seems no matter how many times we traverse the heartland of the United States on our way to and fro, there is always something new to see, observe, attend, or happen upon. Sometimes it’s a scenic vista, while other times it’s a lonely bridge in Kansas that commemorates two brave young men.
Mostly, it’s the unexpected and unplanned surprises that are vividly etched into the lasting memories of our psyche. Montgomery County Bridge #628 is just such a place. We will forever be grateful for the opportunity afforded us to visit this remarkable old bridge and honor these two stalwart young men who sacrificed their lives for the greater good.
“Something for all of us to ponder as we rapidly approach the nation’s 250th birthday during a time of ongoing threats to our cherished civil liberties — these two young privates from a small Kansas community, so aptly named Independence, gave their lives to protect those same freedoms that most Americans plan to celebrate during the upcoming week. We all owe them a debt of gratitude.”
– Panethos.wordpress.com
Peace!
Postscript:
Given the historical, engineering, and commemorative importance of Montgomery County Bridge #628, it seems that routine maintenance should be an ongoing priority. As some of the photos taken last week clearly show, the bridge appears to need prompt service and care to assure it retains its integrity and survives yet another century to honor its unique engineering design and especially in remembrance of two young men from Independence, Kansas.
Source: commons.wikimedia.orgSOURCES:
- Onsite plaques
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/09df7aea-3f23-4ba9-9700-44f6394315e6
- https://historicbridges.org/b_a_list.php?ct=&c=&ptype=county&pname=Montgomery+County,+Kansas
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/83000436
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/09df7aea-3f23-4ba9-9700-44f6394315e6
- https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=61437
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Montgomery_County,_Kansas
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-star-otis-glenn-dewlen-kill/4106636/
- https://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/wwI/casualty/s1p22-27.html
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Spanning a River, a Century, and Two Lives Given for Us
Most of us don’t contemplate time in relation to everyday structures unless there is something unique or historic about it. We drive a highway, enter a building, walk a trail, cross a bridge, or climb a staircase without any thought of its existence beyond its utilitarian purpose.
Now and then an otherwise obscure structure will garner our attention merely by a fortuitous glance. That happened to this blog author and wife recently while we were traveling through southeast Kansas.
Old U S 160 Bridge (Montgomery County Bridge #628) over the Verdigris RiverJust east of Independence, Kansas, while crossing the rain swollen Verdigris River on U.S. 160, I just happened to look to the right and saw an impressive four-span concrete through-arch bridge upriver from where we were. For the heck of it, we decided to circle back and take a closer look. Boy, are we ever glad we did.
Approaching Montgomery County Bridge #628The first thing noticed beyond the bridge’s handsome architecture was its birthdate engraved into the mortar…“1926.” Well now, we have ourselves a centenarian. This grand old bridge has survived the Depression; countless severe storms and tornadoes; snow, salt, wind, and ice; reckless divers; snowplows; heavy trucks and farm machinery, being bypassed by a strapping steel span, budget cuts, deferred maintenance, and who knows what else. Yet, the Old Route 160 Bridge (technically Montgomery County Bridge #628) across the Verdigris River has withstood all of these challenges and the test of time.
As noted earlier, Montgomery County Bridge #628 consists of four spans. It is a Rainbow (or Marsh) through-arch. The bridge has a total length of 434 feet with a main span of 122 feet and a width of 20 feet. It was built by the Fifield Construction Company of Waterloo, Iowa and Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines. These two firms also combined forces to construct a similar, though shorter bridge in nearby Coffeyville that same year (1926).
– Source for the information in the previous paragraph: historic bridges.org
James B. Marsh Rainbow Arch patent image – Source: en.wikipedia.orgMontgomery County Bridge #628 was added to the National Register of History Places in 1983. It is the longest remaining Rainbow (or Marsh) Arch bridge in Kansas. James B. Marsh, founder of Marsh Engineering received a patent for this type of bridge design in 1911 (see image above). Two notable aspects of the bridge’s history from the register application include:
“It was not until the introduction of the “rainbow arch” by Marsh, that Kansas made widespread use of reinforced concrete spans for major stream crossings. Marsh canvassed the midwest, selling his arches in direct competition with the steel trusses at that time.”
Crossing the Montgomery County Bridge #628 on foot – the date is inscribed at the top of the first arch.“The Verdigris River bridge east of Independence, Kansas retains its integrity of
location, design, setting, materials, feeling, and association. It is associated with the life of James B. Marsh, pioneer in steel and concrete bridge construction. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type and method of construction that is no longer used, and, as such, may yield information important to the history of engineering.”– Source: npgallery.nps.gov
But there is more to this handsome river span than first meets the eye. Set near ground level on either end of the concrete bridge walls are four old plaques. Two list the usual details like the year built and platitudes for those who oversaw its design and construction.
Traditional bridge plaque Memorial plaque honoring of PFC Otis Glenn DewlenOn another plaque (see above) was a solemn dedication. The bridge we had just stumbled upon by chance is dedicated to the memory of O. “Otis” Glenn Dewlen, a nearly 22 year-old man who was killed during the Argonne Forest Campaign in France on September 26, 1918. His death occurred barely eight weeks before the signing of the November 11th Armistice, which brought an end to World War I.
Source: findagrave.comBelow is an image of the newspaper account of his death as written by his Sergeant in a letter to his mother…
– Source: newspapers.com
Apparently, we missed the second memorial plaque dedicated to another local young man (Harry F. Spohnhauer) who died on November 2, 1918, a mere nine days before the Armistice. As a result the honorary, non-technical name for the bridge is the Dewlen-Spohnhauer Memorial Bridge. Unfortunately, readily available information on PFC Spohnhauer was not found online, other than he appears to have lived just outside of Independence near the community of Cherryvale.
Memorial plaque honoring PFC Harry F. Spohnhauer – Source: historicbridges.orgSuch an occurrence is not unusual. It seems no matter how many times we traverse the heartland of the United States on our way to and fro, there is always something new to see, observe, attend, or happen upon. Sometimes it’s a scenic vista, while other times it’s a lonely bridge in Kansas that commemorates two brave young men.
Mostly, it’s the unexpected and unplanned surprises that are vividly etched into the lasting memories of our psyche. Montgomery County Bridge #628 is just such a place. We will forever be grateful for the opportunity afforded us to visit this remarkable old bridge and honor these two stalwart young men who sacrificed their lives for the greater good.
“Something for all of us to ponder as we rapidly approach the nation’s 250th birthday during a time of ongoing threats to our cherished civil liberties — these two young privates from a small Kansas community, so aptly named Independence, gave their lives to protect those same freedoms that most Americans plan to celebrate during the upcoming week. We all owe them a debt of gratitude.”
– Panethos.wordpress.com
Peace!
Postscript:
Given the historical, engineering, and commemorative importance of Montgomery County Bridge #628, it seems that routine maintenance should be an ongoing priority. As some of the photos taken last week clearly show, the bridge appears to need prompt service and care to assure it retains its integrity and survives yet another century to honor its unique engineering design and especially in remembrance of two young men from Independence, Kansas.
Source: commons.wikimedia.orgSOURCES:
- Onsite plaques
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/09df7aea-3f23-4ba9-9700-44f6394315e6
- https://historicbridges.org/b_a_list.php?ct=&c=&ptype=county&pname=Montgomery+County,+Kansas
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/83000436
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/09df7aea-3f23-4ba9-9700-44f6394315e6
- https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=61437
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Montgomery_County,_Kansas
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-star-otis-glenn-dewlen-kill/4106636/
- https://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/wwI/casualty/s1p22-27.html
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Spanning a River, a Century, and Two Lives Given for Us
Most of us don’t contemplate time in relation to everyday structures unless there is something unique or historic about it. We drive a highway, enter a building, walk a trail, cross a bridge, or climb a staircase without any thought of its existence beyond its utilitarian purpose.
Now and then an otherwise obscure structure will garner our attention merely by a fortuitous glance. That happened to this blog author and wife recently while we were traveling through southeast Kansas.
Old U S 160 Bridge (Montgomery County Bridge #628) over the Verdigris RiverJust east of Independence, Kansas, while crossing the rain swollen Verdigris River on U.S. 160, I just happened to look to the right and saw an impressive four-span concrete through-arch bridge upriver from where we were. For the heck of it, we decided to circle back and take a closer look. Boy, are we ever glad we did.
Approaching Montgomery County Bridge #628The first thing noticed beyond the bridge’s handsome architecture was its birthdate engraved into the mortar…“1926.” Well now, we have ourselves a centenarian. This grand old bridge has survived the Depression; countless severe storms and tornadoes; snow, salt, wind, and ice; reckless divers; snowplows; heavy trucks and farm machinery, being bypassed by a strapping steel span, budget cuts, deferred maintenance, and who knows what else. Yet, the Old Route 160 Bridge (technically Montgomery County Bridge #628) across the Verdigris River has withstood all of these challenges and the test of time.
As noted earlier, Montgomery County Bridge #628 consists of four spans. It is a Rainbow (or Marsh) through-arch. The bridge has a total length of 434 feet with a main span of 122 feet and a width of 20 feet. It was built by the Fifield Construction Company of Waterloo, Iowa and Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines. These two firms also combined forces to construct a similar, though shorter bridge in nearby Coffeyville that same year (1926).
– Source for the information in the previous paragraph: historic bridges.org
James B. Marsh Rainbow Arch patent image – Source: en.wikipedia.orgMontgomery County Bridge #628 was added to the National Register of History Places in 1983. It is the longest remaining Rainbow (or Marsh) Arch bridge in Kansas. James B. Marsh, founder of Marsh Engineering received a patent for this type of bridge design in 1911 (see image above). Two notable aspects of the bridge’s history from the register application include:
“It was not until the introduction of the “rainbow arch” by Marsh, that Kansas made widespread use of reinforced concrete spans for major stream crossings. Marsh canvassed the midwest, selling his arches in direct competition with the steel trusses at that time.”
Crossing the Montgomery County Bridge #628 on foot – the date is inscribed at the top of the first arch.“The Verdigris River bridge east of Independence, Kansas retains its integrity of
location, design, setting, materials, feeling, and association. It is associated with the life of James B. Marsh, pioneer in steel and concrete bridge construction. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type and method of construction that is no longer used, and, as such, may yield information important to the history of engineering.”– Source: npgallery.nps.gov
But there is more to this handsome river span than first meets the eye. Set near ground level on either end of the concrete bridge walls are four old plaques. Two list the usual details like the year built and platitudes for those who oversaw its design and construction.
Traditional bridge plaque Memorial plaque honoring of PFC Otis Glenn DewlenOn another plaque (see above) was a solemn dedication. The bridge we had just stumbled upon by chance is dedicated to the memory of O. “Otis” Glenn Dewlen, a nearly 22 year-old man who was killed during the Argonne Forest Campaign in France on September 26, 1918. His death occurred barely eight weeks before the signing of the November 11th Armistice, which brought an end to World War I.
Source: findagrave.comBelow is an image of the newspaper account of his death as written by his Sergeant in a letter to his mother…
– Source: newspapers.com
Apparently, we missed the second memorial plaque dedicated to another local young man (Harry F. Spohnhauer) who died on November 2, 1918, a mere nine days before the Armistice. As a result the honorary, non-technical name for the bridge is the Dewlen-Spohnhauer Memorial Bridge. Unfortunately, readily available information on PFC Spohnhauer was not found online, other than he appears to have lived just outside of Independence near the community of Cherryvale.
Memorial plaque honoring PFC Harry F. Spohnhauer – Source: historicbridges.orgSuch an occurrence is not unusual. It seems no matter how many times we traverse the heartland of the United States on our way to and fro, there is always something new to see, observe, attend, or happen upon. Sometimes it’s a scenic vista, while other times it’s a lonely bridge in Kansas that commemorates two brave young men.
Mostly, it’s the unexpected and unplanned surprises that are vividly etched into the lasting memories of our psyche. Montgomery County Bridge #628 is just such a place. We will forever be grateful for the opportunity afforded us to visit this remarkable old bridge and honor these two stalwart young men who sacrificed their lives for the greater good.
“Something for all of us to ponder as we rapidly approach the nation’s 250th birthday during a time of ongoing threats to our cherished civil liberties — these two young privates from a small Kansas community, so aptly named Independence, gave their lives to protect those same freedoms that many Americans plan to celebrate during the upcoming week. We all owe them a debt of gratitude.”
– Panethos.wordpress.com
Peace!
Postscript:
Given the historical, engineering, and commemorative importance of Montgomery County Bridge #628, it seems that routine maintenance should be an ongoing priority. As some of the photos taken last week clearly show, the bridge appears to need prompt service and care to assure it retains its integrity and survives yet another century to honor its unique engineering design and especially in remembrance of two young men from Independence, Kansas.
Source: commons.wikimedia.orgSOURCES:
- Onsite plaques
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/09df7aea-3f23-4ba9-9700-44f6394315e6
- https://historicbridges.org/b_a_list.php?ct=&c=&ptype=county&pname=Montgomery+County,+Kansas
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/83000436
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/09df7aea-3f23-4ba9-9700-44f6394315e6
- https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=61437
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Montgomery_County,_Kansas
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-star-otis-glenn-dewlen-kill/4106636/
- https://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/wwI/casualty/s1p22-27.html
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Spanning a River, a Century, and Two Lives Given for Us
Most of us don’t contemplate time in relation to everyday structures unless there is something unique or historic about it. We drive a highway, enter a building, walk a trail, cross a bridge, or climb a staircase without any thought of its existence beyond its utilitarian purpose.
Now and then an otherwise obscure structure will garner our attention merely by a fortuitous glance. That happened to this blog author and wife recently while we were traveling through southeast Kansas.
Old U S 160 Bridge (Montgomery County Bridge #628) over the Verdigris RiverJust east of Independence, Kansas, while crossing the rain swollen Verdigris River on U.S. 160, I just happened to look to the right and saw an impressive four-span concrete through-arch bridge upriver from where we were. For the heck of it, we decided to circle back and take a closer look. Boy, are we ever glad we did.
Approaching Montgomery County Bridge #628The first thing noticed beyond the bridge’s handsome architecture was its birthdate engraved into the mortar…“1926.” Well now, we have ourselves a centenarian. This grand old bridge has survived the Depression; countless severe storms and tornadoes; snow, salt, wind, and ice; reckless divers; snowplows; heavy trucks and farm machinery, being bypassed by a strapping steel span, budget cuts, deferred maintenance, and who knows what else. Yet, the Old Route 160 Bridge (technically Montgomery County Bridge #628) across the Verdigris River has withstood all of these challenges and the test of time.
As noted earlier, Montgomery County Bridge #628 consists of four spans. It is a Rainbow (or Marsh) through-arch. The bridge has a total length of 434 feet with a main span of 122 feet and a width of 20 feet. It was built by the Fifield Construction Company of Waterloo, Iowa and Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines. These two firms also combined forces to construct a similar, though shorter bridge in nearby Coffeyville that same year (1926).
– Source for the information in the previous paragraph: historic bridges.org
James B. Marsh Rainbow Arch patent image – Source: en.wikipedia.orgMontgomery County Bridge #628 was added to the National Register of History Places in 1983. It is the longest remaining Rainbow (or Marsh) Arch bridge in Kansas. James B. Marsh, founder of Marsh Engineering received a patent for this type of bridge design in 1911 (see image above). Two notable aspects of the bridge’s history from the register application include:
“It was not until the introduction of the “rainbow arch” by Marsh, that Kansas made widespread use of reinforced concrete spans for major stream crossings. Marsh canvassed the midwest, selling his arches in direct competition with the steel trusses at that time.”
Crossing the Montgomery County Bridge #628 on foot – the date is inscribed at the top of the first arch.“The Verdigris River bridge east of Independence, Kansas retains its integrity of
location, design, setting, materials, feeling, and association. It is associated with the life of James B. Marsh, pioneer in steel and concrete bridge construction. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type and method of construction that is no longer used, and, as such, may yield information important to the history of engineering.”– Source: npgallery.nps.gov
But there is more to this handsome river span than first meets the eye. Set near ground level on either end of the concrete bridge walls are four old plaques. Two list the usual details like the year built and platitudes for those who oversaw its design and construction.
Traditional bridge plaque Memorial plaque honoring of PFC Otis Glenn DewlenOn another plaque (see above) was a solemn dedication. The bridge we had just stumbled upon by chance is dedicated to the memory of O. “Otis” Glenn Dewlen, a nearly 22 year-old man who was killed during the Argonne Forest Campaign in France on September 26, 1918. His death occurred barely eight weeks before the signing of the November 11th Armistice, which brought an end to World War I.
Source: findagrave.comBelow is an image of the newspaper account of his death as written by his Sergeant in a letter to his mother…
– Source: newspapers.com
Apparently, we missed the second memorial plaque dedicated to another local young man (Harry F. Spohnhauer) who died on November 2, 1918, a mere nine days before the Armistice. As a result the honorary, non-technical name for the bridge is the Dewlen-Spohnhauer Memorial Bridge. Unfortunately, readily available information on PFC Spohnhauer was not found online, other than he appears to have lived just outside of Independence near the community of Cherryvale.
Memorial plaque honoring PFC Harry F. Spohnhauer – Source: historicbridges.orgSuch an occurrence is not unusual. It seems no matter how many times we traverse the heartland of the United States on our way to and fro, there is always something new to see, observe, attend, or happen upon. Sometimes it’s a scenic vista, while other times it’s a lonely bridge in Kansas that commemorates two brave young men.
Mostly, it’s the unexpected and unplanned surprises that are vividly etched into the lasting memories of our psyche. Montgomery County Bridge #628 is just such a place. We will forever be grateful for the opportunity afforded us to visit this remarkable old bridge and honor these two stalwart young men who sacrificed their lives for the greater good.
“Something for all of us to ponder as we rapidly approach the nation’s 250th birthday during a time of ongoing threats to our cherished civil liberties — these two young privates from a small Kansas community, so aptly named Independence, gave their lives to protect those same freedoms that many Americans plan to celebrate during the upcoming week. We all owe them a debt of gratitude.”
– Panethos.wordpress.com
Peace!
Postscript:
Given the historical, engineering, and commemorative importance of Montgomery County Bridge #628, it seems that routine maintenance should be an ongoing priority. As some of the photos taken last week clearly show, the bridge appears to need prompt service and care to assure it retains its integrity and survives yet another century to honor its unique engineering design and especially in remembrance of two young men from Independence, Kansas.
Source: commons.wikimedia.orgSOURCES:
- Onsite plaques
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/09df7aea-3f23-4ba9-9700-44f6394315e6
- https://historicbridges.org/b_a_list.php?ct=&c=&ptype=county&pname=Montgomery+County,+Kansas
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/83000436
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/09df7aea-3f23-4ba9-9700-44f6394315e6
- https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=61437
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Montgomery_County,_Kansas
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-star-otis-glenn-dewlen-kill/4106636/
- https://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/statewide/military/wwI/casualty/s1p22-27.html
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