My maternal Great Grandfather Keselburg returned from serving in WWI and learned the electrician’s trade. When he was 39 years old he began working as an electrician on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. He worked on the wiring for the lighting which spanned the 2800 foot bridge. Construction began November 1938 and it opened for traffic Jul 1940. Shortly after opening is was christened “Galloping Gertie” by the people of Tacoma because it swayed and oscillated in the wind. It collapsed in a storm November 7, 1940.
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