Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902

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Philadelphia engineer and architect chosen to oversee the design and construction of the main exhibition building and Memorial Hall for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia; president of the Franklin Institute from 1887 to 1893; native of Philadelphia, although Wilson's parents were natives of Charleston, S.C.

From the description of To Florida and back, 1877 Mar. 1-31. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30571953

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referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIg, 1887-1891 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902. To Florida and back, 1877 Mar. 1-31. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIi, 1897 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902. John Witherspoon ... [address at a public meeting of the Burns Club, Washington] Princeton University Library
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associatedWith African Methodist Episcopal Church corporateBody
associatedWith American Philosophical Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (Saint Augustine, Fla.) corporateBody
associatedWith St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith St. Philip's Church (Charleston, S.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794. person
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Savannah (Ga.)
South Carolina--Charleston
Florida--Jacksonville
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Charleston (S.C.)
Jacksonville (Fla.)
Baltimore (Md.)
Portsmouth (Va.)
Florida
Saint Augustine (Fla.)
South Carolina
Southern States
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Birth 1838-06-20

Death 1902-11-14

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