The Falkirk Wheel Falkirk Scotland It works, regardless of the weight of the boats floating in each of the two gondolas (including none at all), as long as the water levels are kept the same. (Time lapse)
I'm kinda finding it hard to relate this to history,but then I find lots of thing's harder to relate to lately.Its not one of the first things on my list of historicle sunjects.
The Great Falls Portage is the route taken by the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805 to portage around the Great Falls of the Missouri River during the outbound portion of the expedition. The 18-mile portage took 31 day. The Great Falls Portage is a National Historic Landmark and ideal for history buffs, families, tours, and anyone who wants to experience the land as the Corps of Discovery saw it.
Check out the great buildings of Sweden In the 1400' like others who migrated to America who also built a nation from the ground up with bridges aka Portages and infrastructures of all kinds. Imgine hewing down raw lumber for build a house
@Marie Mallery The picture caption reads "Herring market in Skanör in 1400. Skanör is a small town in the far south of Sweden. Most houses in Sweden are still built with a timber frame and the outside is very often panelled with what I think you call shiplap in the USA or a combination of shiplap and brick
I just thought it was neat.But then I like historicle archetech 'spl' of all peoples especially my ancestors.But I hve fogotten most of what I learned.