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WW1 Trench

WWI trench in the media

Coverage from TV6 Marquette   Veterans honor ceremony held at Michigan Tech’s WWI trench replica Posted: Sun 7:06 PM, Nov 11, 2018 | Modified: Tue 11:28 AM, Nov 13, 2018 As bells promptly rang at 11 am throughout the city of Houghton, organizers began the

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Dug In Trench Panels

Here are the display panels that surrounded the trench during the time it was up, from Sept.-Nov. 2018.  Each picture below is linked to a full-screen (1600px wide) version, or you can download the whole set as a PDF here [35MB].

MCM and the Great War in the Media

Prof. Steven Walton was interviewed about his discoveries in the National Archives. Read more: Digging Into Michigan Tech’s History Of WWI Involvement (Keweenaw Report) Marches, Mining and Messages from WWI (Michigan Tech Unscripted Research Blog)

Trench Cam 1

Live view from the intersection of US-41 and MacInnes Drive Back to Trench Cams page–>

Trench Cams

See what is happening the in the trench now! Click either still image for the live stream. View from the intersection of US-41 and MacInnes Drive View from the rear, looking over the trench towards Fisher Hall

Trench updates

Here is all the latest news on the trench updates: •• Next work day is Tuesday 18 Sept. 3-5pm.  With not a huge amount of work we can finish this off in style.  We’ll need people to do very light work of tying faux barbs

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