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Box 19

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Contains 12 Results:

"Let's Build the Bridge" - History

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 11
Identifier: F11
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Volunteer Bridge was built in 1983 to span busy railroad crossings west of downtown Wheaton. Of all of the projects taken on by the IPP volunteers, this was the largest and most complex. The IPP volunteers did all of the fundraising, planning, and construction of this bridge after all authorities declined to facilitate or fund the project. As a result, it became known by its fundraising campaign title, "Let's Build The Bridge." The files included in this series are from two compilers,...
Dates: 1972 - 1986

"Let's Build the Bridge" - Newsclippings, 1972, 1974, 1980-1986, n.d.

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 12
Identifier: F12
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Volunteer Bridge was built in 1983 to span busy railroad crossings west of downtown Wheaton. Of all of the projects taken on by the IPP volunteers, this was the largest and most complex. The IPP volunteers did all of the fundraising, planning, and construction of this bridge after all authorities declined to facilitate or fund the project. As a result, it became known by its fundraising campaign title, "Let's Build The Bridge." The files included in this series are from two compilers,...
Dates: 1972 - 1986