George H. Pegram
George Herndon Pegram | |
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| Born | December 29, 1855 |
| Died | December 23, 1937 (aged 81) Brooklyn, New York |
| Resting place | Cohasset Cemetery, Cohasset, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Washington University, St. Louis |
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George Herndon Pegram (1855–1937), most commonly known as George H. Pegram, was an engineer who patented the Pegram truss.[1]
Biography[]
George H. Pegram was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on December 29, 1855.[2] He completed a civil engineering degree at Washington University, St. Louis in 1877.[2] He died in Brooklyn, New York, on December 23, 1937.[1][3]
A number of Pegram truss bridges are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Examples include:
- Cold Springs Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, built 1894, over the Big Wood River, 0.5 mi. S of jct. of US 93 and ID 367, Ketchum, ID, NRHP-listed
- Conant Creek Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over the Conant Creek. 1 mi. S of jct. of Squirrel Rd. and Old Ashton-Victor RR spur tracks , NRHP-listed
- Gimlet Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over the Big Wood River, 0.5 mi. S of jct. of US 93 and E. Fork Wood River Rd., Ketchum, ID, NRHP-listed
- Grace Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over the Bear R. 0.5 mi. NNW of jct. of ID 34 and Turner Rd. Grace, ID, NRHP-listed
- Ririe A Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over the Snake R. 1 mi. NNE of jct. of Heise Rd. and East Belt Branch RR tracks Ririe, ID, NRHP-listed
- Ririe B Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over the Snake R. flood channel, 0.5 mi. NNE of jct. of Heise Rd. and East Belt Branch RR tracks Ririe, ID, NRHP-listed
- St. Anthony Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over Henry's Fork. 0.5 mi. S of jct. of S. Parker Rd. and West Belt Branch RR tracks St. Anthony, ID, NRHP-listed
- St. Louis Union Station train shed, 1820 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri[5]
- , over the Naches River between Yakima and Selah, Washington Yakima, WA Listed on NRHP as part of listing for Yakima Valley Transportation Company
References[]
- ^ a b "Pegram Truss Railroad Bridges of Idaho".
- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. IX. James T. White & Company. 1907. p. 40. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "George H. Pegram". New York Daily News. December 24, 1937. p. 115. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "About - St. Louis Union Station". St. Louis Union Station. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
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