In 1830 they joined the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad and later others. He went to Russia, where he died unexpectedly and evidently his body was returned to the United States as he is buried in Stonington, Connecticut.
LEGACY
Stone arch bridges he built in 1841 are still carrying trains in western Massachusetts..
He also was the first civil engineer in the United States to use contour lines to show elevation and relief on maps.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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