Harvard, Charles S.

Charles Seaton Harvard was born on October 28, 1892, in Medway Station, Hamilton County, Kansas. His railroad career began in 1912 when he was employed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company as an engineer. By 1928, Mr. Harvard moved from his home in Seattle, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska. From 1934 to 1945 he was employed as engineer on construction for the Alaska Railroad, where he achieved the rank of Resident Engineer in Alaska. After retiring from the railroad, Mr. Harvard pursued his interests in elevations and tides in the Anchorage area. During the late 1950s through the early 1980s, Mr. Harvard attended classes at Anchorage Community College where he earned his high school equivalency in 1962 at the age of 69. Mr. Harvard continued to live in Alaska until his death in the Anchorage Extended Care Facility on November 16, 1979. Mr. Harvard was 87.