Reed, Samuel Benedict, 1818-1891
Variant namesSamuel B. Reed, general superintendent fo construction of the Union Pacific Railroad.
From the description of Letter: to the Reverend J. W. Cook /by Samuel B. Reed. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128281
Samuel Benedict Reed was born in Arlington, Vermont in 1818. His first job was working on the Erie Canal. In 1842, he went to Illinois to work on the Michigan Southern Railroad. In March 1864, Reed was hired to survey the area between the Green River and the Salt Lake Valley, and to recommend a route for the Union Pacific railroad. In 1865, Reed was put in charge of all surveys west of the Continental Divide, and in 1866, he became Engineer of Construction and Superintendent of Operations for the Union Pacific Railroad Company. He died in Illinois in 1891.
From the description of Letters of Samuel Benedict Reed, 1864-1870. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122499732
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| creatorOf | Reed, Samuel B. Diary, 27 May-3 Oct 1965. | Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Reed, Samuel B. Letter: to the Reverend J. W. Cook /by Samuel B. Reed. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Chicago and Rock Island Railroad. Records, 1851-1878. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| creatorOf | Leonard, Levi O., 1854-1942. Papers of Levi O. Leonard 1839-1941 (Part 2). | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Reed and Hyde families papers., 1826-2000. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Hyde family. Reed and Hyde families papers, 1826-2000. | Minnesota Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Reed, Samuel Benedict, 1818-1891. Letters of Samuel Benedict Reed, 1864-1870. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens |
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| associatedWith | Ames, Oliver, 1807-1877. | person |
| associatedWith | Case, Frank, 1844-1932. | person |
| associatedWith | Chicago and Rock Island Railroad. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cook, Joseph W. (Joseph Witherspoon), 1836-1902. | person |
| associatedWith | Dodge, Grenville Mellen, 1831-1916. | person |
| associatedWith | Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885. | person |
| associatedWith | Evans, James A. | person |
| associatedWith | Hyde family. | family |
| associatedWith | Hyde family. | family |
| associatedWith | Leonard, Levi O., 1854-1942. | person |
| associatedWith | St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Cheyenne, Wyo.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Union Pacific Railroad. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Union Pacific Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Young, Brigham, 1801-1877. | person |
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Birth 1818
Death 1891
