Subject: Railroads -- West (U.S.) -- Design and construction -- 19th century / People: Morris family / Form: Diaries -- 1869-1873. - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Railroads -- West (U.S.) -- Design and construction -- 19th century People Morris family Form Diaries -- 1869-1873.

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Thomas Burnside Morris graduated from New York University in 1861 with a degree in civil engineering. He was a chief engineer of the Long Island Railroad, 1863; a division chief of the Panama Railroad, 1864-1865; a division chief of the Union Pacific Railroad, 1867-1869; and a division chief of the Northern Pacific Railroad, 1870-1874. He died in Oakland, California, on November 8, 1885. The collection consists primarily of material relating to Morris's role in the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Northern Pacific Railroad.

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