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Cincinnati OH

The old volunteer system was colorful, but it could do more harm than good—and the efficiency of machinery finally replaced it

It was built by Roebling, connects two cities, is a landmark of American engineering, and looks just like it but is…

IN THE SPRING of 1869 a party of engineers, politicians, and businessmen left Brooklyn and headed west in a special train.

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