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Millersburg: Those tanks may soon be gone

Written November 2nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

On Oct. 25 I leaned the bike against a gate in Millersburg and wondered about the unused fuel tanks behind it. The tanks — 15 of them as shown on Google satellite view — won’t be there much longer, it turns out.


What’s that construction on Old Salem?

Written May 28th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

If they want to walk from Millersburg to Albany, or the other way, one of these days people will have a paved sidewalk to make the trip. A segment of nearly seven-tenths of a mile is under construction now.


Good progress on Truax Creek Bridge

Written April 7th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

The good news is that traffic delays because of bridge construction on Old Salem Road in Millersburg will end sooner than expected.


Take a last look at this ‘tunnel’

Written June 22nd, 2015 by Hasso Hering

This is another mid-valley sight that’s about to disappear along with what’s left of the Albany Paper Mill. It’s the overhead tunnel on Old Salem Road that used to hold a massive array of piping and other gear connecting a cogeneration plant on the west side with the mill proper on the other side of […]


 
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