As war erupted in Europe in July of 1914, its effects hit the shores of the United States years before its own entry into the war. In the industrialized world of the early 1900s steel was a much needed, if generally available resource. However, the…

During the Second World War, Spokane, 300 miles from the Pacific Ocean, became a major naval supply point. As the United States entered World War Two and began ramping up its military industry, it needed distribution centers for the supplies.…