Benjamin Remington Armstrong papers, 1850-1890.

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Benjamin Remington Armstrong papers, 1850-1890.

This collection includes a receipt from the Savannah Gas Light Company, a resolution of the Georgia Hussars on deceased members of the company, and a newspaper clipping of a poem "Battle of Manassas Plain" by Ella J. Willette. Also included are a bust-length photograph of Benjamin R. Armstrong, a photograph of Benjamin holding a brick and trowel, and a tintype of Benjamin with his son, Alexander. The folder containing the photographs is noted as "VM" (visual materials) in the collection inventory.

2 folders (.10 cubic feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404248

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia. Georgia Hussars.

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Stevens, William Bacon, 1815-1887

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Armstrong, Benjamin Remington, ca. 1822-1901.

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Benjamin Remington Armstrong (ca. 1822-1901), a native of Rhode Island, was a bricksman, builder, and contractor in Savannah, Georgia. From 185601858, he was the master mechanic at Fort Jackson, Ga. At the time of his death, he was the manager of the Propellor Towboat Company of Savannah. Among the buildings in Savannah for which he was either the builder or contractor are the Telfair Hospital for Women, the viaduct, and other buildings of the Central of Georgia Railway. he died at his home in G...

Armstrong, Alexander, 1848-1886.

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