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September 8, 1860
Grant County Herald
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Thomas Paine is credited with the first iron bridge design, submitting a 400-foot span plan for the Schuylkill in 1787 and presenting it to the Paris Academy of Science, where it was favorably received.
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It is said that to Thomas Paine we are indebted for the first iron Bridge. He submitted one of four hundred feet span for the Schuylkill in 1787, and the same year submitted the plan of his bridge to the Academy of Science, at Paris, by whom it was favorably received.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What keywords are associated?
Thomas Paine
Iron Bridge
Schuylkill
1787
Paris Academy
Engineering Design
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas Paine
Where did it happen?
Schuylkill, Paris
Filler Details
Topic
Thomas Paine's First Iron Bridge Design
Location
Schuylkill, Paris
Key Persons
Thomas Paine
Event Details
Thomas Paine submitted a design for a 400-foot span iron bridge over the Schuylkill in 1787 and the same year presented the plan to the Academy of Science in Paris, which received it favorably.