James Buchanan Eads (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)

Dublin Core

Title

James Buchanan Eads (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)

Source

american,unionmonument

Contributor

amira24

Type

Site

Identifier

2844

Date Issued

1933-01-01

Extent

m x m x m

Medium

HMDB

Spatial Coverage

current,39.095983,-84.858183;

Europeana

Country

USA

Europeana Data Provider

James Buchanan Eads (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/James_Buchanan_Eads_(Lawrenceburg,_Indiana)

Monument Type

Stone – uncarved

Funded by

Daughters of the American Revolution

Inscription

"James Buchanan Eads Born in Lawrenceburg, became a famous engineer who built the Eads Bridge arched over the Mississippi at St. Louis and jetties at New Orleans. During the Civil War President Lincoln commissioned him to design and build ironclad gunboats for the Union forces. He is the only Hoosier and the only engineer in the Hall of Fame in New York. Born May 23, 1828 Died March 8, 1887"

State

Indiana

City

Lawrenceburg

Location Type

Park