An official said the fire was being controlled by a sprinkler system when firefighters arrived.

The Panama Canal does not use cranes or pumps to lift ships, but a carefully engineered system of locks and gravity. This video explains how water levels, lock design, and water saving basins work ...

An excerpt from David B. Williams and Jennifer Ott’s new book, “Seattle’s Locks and Ship Canal: A History and Guide,” ...

Built over 200 years ago, this is the longest and steepest consecutive flight of canal locks in the UK. Completing it means ...

An issue with a piece of equipment caused a fire at Ahlstrom Nonwovens in Windsor Locks, according to the town’s fire marshal ...

Discover the history of the Panama Canal. Learn from when the construction began, how this waterway connects the Atlantic and ...

The funding is part of Phase 3 of the Flight of Five Restoration Project, and has been passed by the House and has moved to ...

Lowell, Massachusetts, has turned 200! Over the birthday year, after nearly 33 years of teaching history at UMass Lowell, I ...

I don’t keep track of the miles, but I do count the number of states I speak in annually and over the last 8 years the number ...

A ruptured sewer pipe sent millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River as crews race to contain the spill.

METAMORA, Ind. (WISH) — The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites has secured a matching grant from the state government to help restore the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site in Metamora, said a ...

A massive pipe rupture has sent sewage spilling into the Potomac River. The spill is turning part of the river gray upriver ...