Charles Gobrecht Darrach papers, 1906-1919.

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Charles Gobrecht Darrach papers, 1906-1919.

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The collection includes correspondence and miscellaneous writings: "Topography of the Earth," 1906, 1 v., contains maps and essays on the formation of the universe; "Obligation, a Compilation," 1919, 1 v., a metaphysical treatise on evolution; "Folly of Philadelphia," 1918, 1 v., criticism of politics, transit problems, concentration of business, etc.; "The World War," 1917, correspondence on conscription in the United States Army; "Port of Philadelphia," "Public Utilities," 1913, 1 v.; "National transportation and a discussion of the report on Atlantic Intracoastal Canals," 1917, 1 v.; "Water Supply, Philadelphia, 1914-1917," 1 v., a history of the water system, plans of dams and pumping plants.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Charles Gobrecht Darrach worked as a civil engineer in Philadelphia. From the guide to the Topography of the earth, 1914, 1914, (American Philosophical Society) Charles Gobrecht Darrach, one of six children of William and Christiana (Gobrecht) Darrach, was born in Philadelphia in 1846. In 1876 he married Martha Amy Tearne (b. 1856), an Englishwoman, and they had five children: Lydia, Grace, Charles Jr., Walter, and Margery. Darrach worked as a civil engineer and consultant a...