In March 2009, Michigan Technological University industrial archaeology alumnus Stathi Pappas purchased the Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company No. 2 Engine and began restoring it in his Mineral, Wash.,, shop.
As true living history, he says, they run them like they ran them, break them like they broke them, fix them like they fixed them, and repeat.
“From an anthropological standpoint, we want to understand that subculture and act accordingly,” Pappas says. “It’s a social movement as well as a professional rebuild.”
Read more at Michigan Tech News, by Dennis Walikainen.