Henry Bacon papers, 1836-1891 [manuscript].

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Henry Bacon papers, 1836-1891 [manuscript].

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Business papers and personal correspondence, 1836-1873, of Bacon, relating to the Boston and Maine, Great Falls and Conway, and Illinois Central railroads during their periods of building and expansion. Also maps, deeds, account books, and journals and diaries, which span the years 1867-1891, when Bacon lived in Smithville (now Southport), and Wilmington, N.C. Papers reflect Bacon's work, from 1876 until his death, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on coastal surveys, channel improvements, port facilities, railroads, and army installations in Wilmington, along the Cape Fear River, and in Brunswick and New Hanover Counties.

700 items (5.0 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Civil engineer, railroad executive, stockbroker. Resident of Massachusetts; then Smithville (now Southport), N.C., 1867-1882; and Wilmington, N.C., 1882-1891. Bacon played a prominent part in the expansion of railroads throughout New England, the Middle West, and eastern North Carolina. From the description of Henry Bacon papers, 1836-1891 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 22978586 Henry Bacon (1822-1891) was a civil engineer, railroad executive, stockbroker. He was a reside...

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