Papers of Thomas S. McNair, 1831-194 (bulk 1870-1901).

McNair, Thomas S. (Thomas Speer), 1824-1901

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Thomas Speer McNair (1824-1901), Pennsylvania civil and mining engineer, inventor of the McNair inclined standard transit. He was born in Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pa., son of Thomas McNair and Agnes (Nancy) Ferguson McNair. In 1847-1853, he worked as a schoolteacher in and around Hazleton, Pa. In 1853 McNair secured a position as a rod man under W. R. Maffet on the North Pennsylvania Railroad. His association and friendship with W. R. Maffet lasted until Maffet's death in 1...

Lehigh & Susquehanna Rail Road (Firm)

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East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company

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Diamond Water Company (Hazleton, Pa)

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North Branch Canal Company

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Union League of America

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The Union League of America, sometimes called the Loyal League, was a Civil War era pro-Union club. From the guide to the Union League of America records, 1863-1864, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) The Union League of America, sometimes called the Loyal League, was a Civil War era pro-Union club. It was an organization formed in Ohio in 1862 when the prognosis for Union victory seemed doubtful. Its purpose was to raise troops, and suppli...

Delaware and Maryland Rail-Road Company

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North Pennsylvania Railroad Company

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The Philadelphia, Easton and Water-Gap Railroad Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania on April 6, 1852, and renamed the North Pennsylvania Railroad Company on October 3, 1853. The company's object was to link Philadelphia with northeastern Pennsylvania and central and western New York, but it was only able to construct a line as far as Bethlehem (1853-1857) with a branch to Doylestown (1856), relying on connections with the Lehigh Valley Railroad at Bethlehem. As it o...

Lehigh Valley Railroad Company

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The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company on April 21, 1846, the name being changed on Jan. 7, 1853. It was one of the major anthracite railroads and formed a secondary trunk line between Jersey City, N.J., and Buffalo, N.Y. The railroad's original function was to serve as an outlet from the Lehigh Anthracite Region to tidewater by building along the Lehigh River from Mauch Chu...

Lehigh and Luzerne Railroad Company

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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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The Republican Party is a national political party in the United States, and was founded in 1854. In the 1864 election, the party took the name National Union Party to allow the participation of Democrats. From the description of Republican Party tickets, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 496362231 From the guide to the Republican Party tickets, 1864, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Maffet, W. R., d. 1890

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East Sugarloaf Mining Company

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Buck Mountain Coal Company

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American Institute of Mining Engineers.

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