Meigs, Josiah Vincent, 1840-1907
Josiah Vincent Meigs, 1840-1907, was an inventor, widely known for the Meigs Elevated Railway built in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the 1880s. Josiah Meigs was born and grew up in Tennessee, was an appretice to his brother James, an engineer; and also served in the Union Army before moving to Massachusetts in 1866.
From the guide to the Josiah V. Meigs notebook, 1854-1866, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute Archives and Special Collections)
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Birth 1840
Death 1907
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