ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - It’s not every day someone unearths pieces of Limestone County’s history, but Tommy Mitchell recently did just that with the help of a metal detector. Mitchell, a Limestone native ...

The volunteers working on the restoration of Sturgeon's Mill in Occidental admit they're a bunch of old-timers. But inside each old-timer is a freckle-faced kid itchin' to make the ancient steam ...

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Heron, the great inventor of Alexandria, described in detail what is thought to be the first working steam engine. He called it an aeolipile, or "wind ball". His design was a sealed caldron of water ...

The volunteers working on the restoration of Sturgeon's Mill in Occidental admit they're a bunch of old-timers. But inside each old-timer is a freckle-faced kid itchin' to make the ancient steam ...