Railroads in California 1876

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Railroads in California 1876

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L. M. Clement was one of the leading civil engineers responsible for surveying and building the eastbound route of the Central Pacific Railroad, thereby contributing to the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. The collection comprises a handwritten copy of Clement's twelve-page report on the state of the California railroads before 1876, including assessments of Chinese laborers and their supervision, an evaluation of the condition of California's roads, and a description of the role of chief engineer in a railroad project.

0.1 linear feet; (1 folder)

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University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6657872

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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Clement, L. M

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L. M. Clement was an engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad Company. From the description of Journal of L. M. Clement, 1865, Jan.-June. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122499716 Biography Lewis Metzler Clement Lewis Metzler Clement, known as L.M. Clement, was born in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, on August 12, 1837. Clem...