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These Weathered Glass Pieces Offer a Glimpse Into the Great Lakes’ Industrial Past

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Along some Great Lakes shorelines, beachcombers occasionally find thick, cloudy pieces of glass with rounded edges and steel wire embedded inside. These unusual fragments are often remnants of wire-reinforced safety glass once used in factories, warehouses, shipyards, loading facilities, and other industrial buildings. The metal mesh was built into the glass to help hold it together if it cracked, making it useful in demanding environments…. Continue Reading 🔽