HistoryHunter.org is a free online geographical directory of industrial heritage sites. Industrial development was synergistic with developments in transportation, communication, distribution, retail, military, architecture, and science, so sites of interest are broadly defined to include many related disciplines.
The initial focus was on sites in the manufacture and processing of iron and steel in support of the mission of Tony Meadows, leader of the Iron and Steel Special Interest Group of the Society for Industrial Archaeology (SIA).
The site has been programmed and populated by Randolph Beck, John Mandell, and Eileen Beck and other volunteers from the SIA.
The motivation for the Beck’s grew out of their habit of consulting the Mandell’s before any road trip to get their recommendations for sites to visit along the way. John has assembled a U.S. map in his home with pins on each interesting site he has encountered. Thus, the guiding use case for HistoryHunter.org is to find interesting places to visit along a planned road trip.
Volunteers are wanted. Click on "Add/Edit Sites" for info.