Wendy Nicholas, director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Northeast Office, said while some past mega-storms like Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ike hit historic districts harder, Irene still "clobbered" many significant Vermont settlements.
There are thousands of endangered historic churches throughout the nation, especially in the Midwest and Northeast, where urban areas have suffered significant population declines, said Wendy Nicholas, northeast regional director of the National Trust ...
Covered Bridges, Beloved Remnants of Another Era, Were Casualties, Too
To devotees, even the limited number of bridge casualties discovered so far engineers will have to inspect many more to ensure their safety is devastating, said Wendy Nicholas, northeast director for the National Trust for Historic Preservation ...