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US Infrastructure And The Extraordinary Legacy Of Irish American Immigrants

June 6, 2017 by Irish American Mom 10 Comments

Looking toward Old Croton Dam New York

Over the past two centuries Irish immigrants played a vital role in building America’s infrastructure. Did you know????…. Over 50% of the workers on the Erie Canal were of Irish descent. Construction of the Empire State Building began on St. Patrick’s Day, 1930. The world’s first skyscraper was The Home Insurance Building in Chicago and […]

Filed Under: Immigrant Tales, Stories of our Ancestors Tagged With: Immigrant Tales, Irish American Legacy, Tales of our Ancestors, The Irish In America

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