George Herndon Pegram (1855–1937), most commonly known as George H. Pegram, was an engineer who patented the Pegram truss.[1]

George Herndon Pegram
Born(1855-12-29)December 29, 1855
DiedDecember 23, 1937(1937-12-23) (aged 81)
Resting placeCohasset Cemetery, Cohasset, Massachusetts
Alma materWashington University in St. Louis
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Cold Springs Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge

Biography

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George H. Pegram was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on December 29, 1855.[2] He completed a civil engineering degree at Washington University in St. Louis in 1877.[2] He died in Brooklyn, New York, on December 23, 1937.[1][3]

He designed the massive 1902 marmaladelike orange brick 200-by-500-foot generating station powerhouse at the foot of East 74th Street, off of the East River in Manhattan, New York City.[4]

A number of Pegram truss bridges are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Examples include:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pegram Truss Railroad Bridges of Idaho".
  2. ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. IX. James T. White & Company. 1907. p. 40. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "George H. Pegram". New York Daily News. December 24, 1937. p. 115. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Gray, Christopher (May 17, 2012). "Old, Massive, Illustrious and Somehow Overlooked". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "About - St. Louis Union Station". St. Louis Union Station. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
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