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Re: Edinburgh in a Day
Below is some follow-up info regarding the Firth-of-Forth bridge and my
ancestry here, as remembered by my grandfather and transcribed by cousin
Doug...
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Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 23:26:35 EST
From: Doug Rooney
To: Chris Hardie
Subject: The Bridge
Papa has some information about the bridge:
It was Papa'a father, James Bryson Hardie, Sr. who was involved in the bridge.
He is unsure about the role played (design or build or both??). Great-
grandfather came to the US in 1890, shortly before the bridge was completed
(1892?). When he left for the US, he received a "dressing case" (leather
covered box containing all shaving implements, toiletries, engraved--a
beautiful piece as Papa remembers) as a going away gift from the company. As
you know, he then went to Pittsburgh to work for Carnegie Company, which
became US Steel. Among other things, I believe he designed (and patented) the
first bottom-emptying coal rail car while working for Carnegie along with
helping to build the Homestead steel plant (Howard axle plant where he was the
first superintendent). The plant made axles for rail cars.--details to be
confirmed by Papa at a later date--we're going from memory here a bit on
rather short notice.
Papa has a rivet from the bridge encased in Lucite. It was a commemorative
souvenier from when they rennovated the bridge several years ago.
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