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Amasa Stone
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Amasa Stone, Jr. was an American industrialist who is best remembered for having created a regional railroad empire centered in the U.S. state of Ohio from 1860 to 1883. He gained fame in New England
Amasa Stone
Amasa Stone
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
John D. Rockefeller in 1885.
John D. Rockefeller in 1885.
Cenotaph over the grave of Amasa Stone at Lake View Cemetery.
Cenotaph over the grave of Amasa Stone at Lake View Cemetery.
Ashtabula River railroad disaster
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The Ashtabula River railroad disaster was caused by the collapse of a bridge over the Ashtabula River near the town of Ashtabula, Ohio, in the United States on Friday, December 29, 1876. The Pacific E
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…Stone's reputation was significantly tarnished after the Ashtabula River railroad bridge, which he designed and constructed, collapsed in 1876 in the Ashtabula River railroad disaster. Stone spent many of his last years engaging in major charitable endeavors. Among the most prominent was his gift which allowed Western Reserve College…
Wood engraving published in Harper's Weekly, January 20, 1877. The locomotive Socrates is at upper right
Wood engraving published in Harper's Weekly, January 20, 1877. The locomotive Socrates is at upper right
The chord, diagonals, angle blocks, and vertical posts of the Ashtabula Bridge, as drawn from original plans by Charles MacDonald in 1877
The chord, diagonals, angle blocks, and vertical posts of the Ashtabula Bridge, as drawn from original plans by Charles MacDonald in 1877
One design for a half-angle block. The attached chord puts immense downward (shear) stress on one side of the block only, for which the block is not d
One design for a half-angle block. The attached chord puts immense downward (shear) stress on one side of the block only, for which the block is not designed.