William Wheelwright diary : ms., 1872 Aug.-1873 Apr [microform].

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William Wheelwright diary : ms., 1872 Aug.-1873 Apr [microform].

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Diary kept while supervising completion of the Ensenada Port Railway in Argentina. Original manuscript in the Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts.

1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 119:13) and positive.

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Wheelwright, William, 1798-1873

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William Wheelwright was a North American entrepreneur who lived in South America for fifty years and assisted in introducing the industrial revolution there, especially in Chile, Argentina, and Peru. Some of his principal works were organization of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, construction of the Caldera-Copiapó Railroad in Chile and the Rosario-Córdova Railroad in Argentina, introduction of telegraph lines, gas and water works and navigational aids, and development of natural resourc...