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William Wierman Wright
William Wierman Wright (July 27, 1824 – March 9, 1882) was a well known nineteenth century American Railway systems engineering, railroad engineer and civil engineer. He was born in York Springs, Pennsylvania. Early life and career Wright was born in York Springs, Pennsylvania on July 27, 1824, being the son of William Wright (1788-) and Phoebe Wierman (1790-), one of six children. Wright's family were well-known Quakers in Adams county and he finished his education at the Academy at Gettysburg, under the charge of Herman Haupt.Anon., "Memoir of William Wierman Wright." American Society of Civil Engineers Transactions (1882) Pennsylvania railroad In 1847, Wright joined the corps of engineers working on the Pennsylvania railroad and remained until 1854. He started under chief engineer Samuel W. Mifflin (1805-1885) who was in charge of the mountain division, extending from Jacks Mountain, Jack's narrows to the Allegheny Portage Railroad#History, Allegheny summit. Mifflin at that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Springs, Pennsylvania
York Springs is a borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 683 at the 2020 census. York Springs is served by the Bermudian Springs School District. History York Springs was platted as PetersburgPetersburg 1858 map Accessed 4 Dec 2016 within Latimore Township. York Sulphur Springs, the first summer resort in Adams County, was patronized by people from and who came to the resort by sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
