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Featured article Linoleum is derived from the Latin terms meaning flax (linum) and oil (oleum). Frederick Walton invented linoleum in 1863. Linoleum is made of oxidized linseed oil and ground cork or wood flour calendered into sheets with a burlap backing. Linoleum was a popular choice for residential and commercial buildings from the 1860s through the 1940s. It comes in several thicknesses and countless patterns. Linoleum was idealized because of its water resistance, sanitation level, and noise-reduction properties. (Read more...) Featured case study The rehabilitation of Hays Street Bridge was a project funded by a Texas Department of Transportation Enhancement Grant, private donations, and the City of San Antonio, to adapt a disused historic vehicle bridge for reuse as a pedestrian footbridge and bicycle crossing. (Read more...) Featured legal case Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association v. Gettysburg College established whether NHPA and NEPA are applicable in cases where Federal involvement has ended. (Read more...)

In the news Help Save NYC Historic Places 18 May 2012, by Ryan A. Cunningham Outlet: Metropolis Magazine What if, with a push of a button, you could save one of your favorite historic places? The Partners in Preservation need your help. They need you to press a button and help decide who should get $3 million. Some of the places on the list are re A tale of two Bridgeport parks 18 May 2012, by Bob Halstead Outlet: Connecticut Post - Online This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the completion of the Washington Park Revitalization Project. Some of us made the trip out to Cleveland in 2002 to receive the National Preservation Award at the annual conference the National Trust for Histo The American Express Foundation: An Inside Look with President Tim McClimon 18 May 2012, by Rahim Kanani Outlet: Forbes - Online Partners in Preservation, a program we created with the National Trust for Historic Preservation to help restore, preserve and revitalize historic sites, asks the community to vote for the historic place they would most like to receive preservation f Demolition versus preservation: K-25 plan still not a done deal 18 May 2012, by Frank Munger Outlet: The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Online Former Oak Ridge Mayor David Bradshaw, who is president of the Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association, spoke on behalf of the new consensus plan that's been signed by Bradshaw; Oak Ridge Historian Bill Wilcox; Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan; Kat

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