Civil Engineer. One of the foremost civil engineers of the mid-19th century, he was involved in projects ranging from the laying of miles of railroad tracks to many improvements and features of the New York City Harbor. He co-founded the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1852, and served as its president in 1867 to 1868.
Civil Engineer. One of the foremost civil engineers of the mid-19th century, he was involved in projects ranging from the laying of miles of railroad tracks to many improvements and features of the New York City Harbor. He co-founded the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1852, and served as its president in 1867 to 1868.
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Records on Ancestry
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Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
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Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889
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U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
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Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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New York, New York, U.S., Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948
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