Moncure Robinson

Moncure Robinson (February 2, 1802 – November 10, 1891) was an American civil engineer and railroad executive. He was one of the leading engineers for railroad survey and construction projects from the 1820s to the 1840s. He conducted surveys for and constructed multiple railroad lines including the Danville and Pottsville Railroad, the Allegheny Portage Railroad, the Chesterfield Railroad, the Petersburg Railroad, the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, the Winchester and Potomac Railroad, the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, and the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad.

He was a principal stockholder and director of several rail and water transport companies including the Baltimore Steam Packet Company and the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Author: Robinson, Moncure, 1802-1891
    Published 1834
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    Report on the continuation of the Little Schuylkill rail road : from Port Clinton to Reading
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    Author: Robinson, Moncure, 1802-1891
    Published 1880
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    Obituary notice of Michel Chevalier
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    Author: Robinson, Moncure, 1802-1891
    Published 1883
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    Obituary notice of Henry Seybert
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    Author: Robinson, Moncure, 1802-1891
    Published 1834
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    Report on the Philadelphia and Reading rail road, as surveyed by Moncure Robinson, engineer
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    Author: Robinson, Moncure, 1802-1891
    Published 1886
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    Early surveys and reports in reference to the transmission of trade across the Allegheny Mountains in the state of Pennsylvania, known as the Allegheny Portage
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    Published 1833
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    First annual report of the president and managers of the Philipsburg and Juniata Railroad Company, to the stockholders
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    Published 1835
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    Memorial of the president and managers of the Danville and Pottsville Rail Road Company, to the city councils : with the report of the chief engineer
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    Published 1833
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    Central rail road : Report of the chief engineer of the Danville and Pottsville Rail Road Company. With a report of the president and managers to the stockholders, January, 1833
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    Published 1835
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    Other Authors: '; “...Robinson, Moncure, 1802-1891...”
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    Memorial of the president and managers of the Danville and Pottsville Rail Road Company, to the city councils : with the report of the chief engineer
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    Published 1839
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    Other Authors: '; “...Robinson, Moncure, 1802-1891...”
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    Report of the engineers of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road Company, with accompanying documents
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    Published 1831
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    Central rail road : Reports of the engineers of the Danville and Pottsville Rail Road Company : With the report of a Committee of the Board thereon
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    Published 1831
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    Central Rail Road : reports of the engineers of the Danville and Pottsville Rail Road Company with the report of a committee of the board thereon, October 15, 1831

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