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Moss K. Platt
Moss Kent Platt (May 3, 1809 – March 1, 1876) was an American merchant and politician from New York. Life He was the son of William Pitt Platt (1771–1835, son of Zephaniah Platt) and Hannah Kent (sister of Chancellor James Kent (jurist), James Kent). On October 14, 1830, he married Elizabeth S. Freligh (1810–1856), and they had four daughters, and one son: John Freligh Platt (1837–1858) who died while a senior at Williams College. In 1847, he began the manufacture of iron near the Saranac River, Saranac river from iron ore mined west of Plattsburgh. He built plank roads to connect the iron works with the city and with Clinton Correctional Facility, Clinton State Prison, and employed the prison inmates to work in his plant. In 1852, he built a railroad from Plattsburgh to the Canada–US border which connected the city with Montréal. After his first wife's death, he married on May 20, 1858, her half-sister Margaret Anne Freligh (1814–1908). He was a United States Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmer E
Palmer may refer to: People and fictional characters * Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land * Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Palmer (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters Arts and entertainment * ''Palmer'' (film), a 2021 American drama film * Palmer Museum of Art, the art museum of Pennsylvania State University Places * Palmer River (other) * Mount Palmer (other) Antarctica * Palmer Inlet, Palmer Land * Palmer Land, a portion of the Antarctic Peninsula * Palmer Peninsula, former American name of the Antarctic Peninsula Australia * Palmer, Queensland, a locality * Palmer, South Australia, a town * Palmer River (Northern Territory), a tributary of the Finke River * Palmer River, Queensland Canada * Palmer, Ontario, Canada, a community in Burlington * Palmer, Saskatchewan, an unorganized hamlet * Palmer Township, Algoma District, Ontario * Palmer, British Columbia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |