Stephen Harriman Long
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 159 years ago |
Date of birth | December 30,1784 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Hopkinton |
New Hampshire | |
United States | |
Date of died | September 4,1864 |
Died | Alton |
Illinois | |
United States | |
Structures | Rowell Covered Bridge |
Center Point Covered Bridge | |
Commands held | United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers |
Job | Inventor |
Education | Dartmouth College |
Parents | Moses and Lucy Long |
Employ | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
Western & Atlantic Railroad | |
Books | Western & Atlantic Railroad |
Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains: Performed in the Years 1819 and 1820 ; by Order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, Under the Command of Maj. S.H. Long, of the U.S. Top. Engineers | |
Nationality | American |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1367113 |
Stephen Harriman Long Life story
Stephen Harriman Long was an American army civil engineer, explorer, and inventor. As an inventor, he is noted for his developments in the design of steam locomotives. He was also one of the most prolific explorers of the early 1800s, although his career as an explorer was relatively short-lived.