Owners of Hunt Valley Contractors Specialize in Working with Concrete

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Did you know that concrete is not a modern invention? It was invented by the Romans (who also invented Latin) 2,000 years ago. They developed concrete that could cure under water.

Today, Roman bridges and aqueducts still stand. And one of the most amazing engineering feats of all time, the 180-foot dome of the Pantheon in Rome, was made from poured concrete in the second century A.D. and is still standing.

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Owners of Hunt Valley Contractors Specialize in Working with Concrete

Like a lot of other wonderful things the Romans invented, the formula for concrete disappeared until it was rediscovered by British engineers 500 years ago. Today, most of us think of uses for concrete as slabs for houses and roads. But concrete has many other uses. In fact, the U.S. Navy b...

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