Charles Ellet, Jr.
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Charles Ellet Jr. was an American civil engineer from Pennsylvania who designed and constructed major canals, suspension bridges and railroads. He designed and supervised construction of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world, from 1849 to 1851.
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Daguerreotype of Charles Ellet Jr.
Wheeling Suspension Bridge circa 1850
An engraving from Harper's Weekly depicting the United States Ram Fleet ships USS Monarch, USS Queen of the West, USS Lioness and USS Switzerland
Ellet's ram ships helped the Union achieve a decisive victory at the First Battle of Memphis
Charles Ellet Jr Gravestone in Laurel Hill CemeteryScientists from United States 6
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Charles Ellet Jr. was an American civil engineer from Pennsylvania who designed and constructed major canals, suspension bridges and railroads. He designed and supervised construction of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world, from 1849 to 1851. He conducted the first Federal survey of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers as part of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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