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John Frank Stevens
Born(1853-04-25)April 25, 1853
West Gardiner, Maine,
United States
DiedJune 2, 1943(1943-06-02) (aged 90)
Southern Pines, North Carolina,
United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWestern State Normal School, today the University of Maine at Farmington
Known forGreat Northern Railway, Panama Canal
AwardsJohn Fritz Medal (1925)
Hoover Medal (1938)

John Frank Stevens (April 25, 1853 – June 2, 1943) was an American civil engineer who built the Great Northern Railway in the United States and was chief engineer on the Panama Canal between 1905 and 1907.

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