Papers, 1779-1900.

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Papers, 1779-1900.

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Correspondence and reminiscences of William Hasell Wilson, relating to his work for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and genealogical notes on the Wilson, Allston, and allied families of Charleston, South Carolina.

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Wilson, William Hasell, 1811-1902

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William Hasell Wilson was a civil engineer with, and president of, various Pennsylvania railroads. From the description of Papers, 1855-1898 (inclusive), 1855, 1889-1896, 1898 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 151375265 William Hasell Wilson was born in Charleston, S.C., on November 5, 1811, the son of Major John Wilson, an eminent civil and military engineer who designed the fortifications of Charleston during the War of 1812. Th...

Pennsylvania Railroad

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The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was the largest railroad in the United States in terms of corporate assets and traffic from the last quarter of the nineteenth century until the decline of the northeast's and midwest's dominance of manufacturing, caused by the evolution of the interstate highway system and the advancements in air transportation. Originally created by Philadelphia merchants in 1846, it sought to build a trunk route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh via the Allegheny Mountains to c...

Allston family.

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Wilson family.

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