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Troy is famous as the Collar City and ironmaking. But that wasn’t the only industry that made a mark on the American frontier. How about barb wire?The importance of barb wire was instrumental in taming the Midwest, especially those lands that were vast expanses of open prairie. With no trees, no fences, or stones to […]
When VDOT started work on the Hampton Bridge and Tunnel Project, construction equipment displaced sea birds that had been nesting there for years. The situation alarmed bird lovers who lobbied the state to create a new place for terns and gulls. Experts identified a piece of land nearby and turned it into suitable habitat – removing trees and adding sand. The birds returned from their winter homes and happily settled in, but there’s a problem with the new arrangement as Sandy Hausman reports.