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Amos F. Gerald
Amos Fitz Gerald (September 12, 1842 – June 14, 1913) was a railroad engineer from Maine, United States. He was nicknamed the "Electric Railway King" of the state due to his building 125 miles of Maine's early railroads. Life and career Gerald was born in Benton, Maine, to a farming family. The family's surname was previously ''Fitzgerald'' but was shortened to ''Gerald'' after his great-grandfather's immigration from Ireland. Amos was given the middle name of ''Fitz'', though he preferred to use the initial. In 1860, aged eighteen, he left Benton for New Hampshire, where he became a log driver on the Merrimack River. He had several other jobs, including working as a blacksmith and a cattle buyer. He ran a curtain rod business, a Textile manufacturing, woollen mill, a spring water company and a dairy which produced thousand of gallons of cream which was sold to Boston.''Memories of Maine'', Western Maine Edition, Summer 2024, p. 20 He also purchased a salt business, and ran a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton, Maine
Benton is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. It was formed in 1842, as a subdivision of the town of Clinton. The population was 2,715 at the 2020 census. The town was named for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,732 people, 1,104 households, and 792 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 1,164 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.2% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population. There were 1,104 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
