Sketch of the Sacramento Valley RR as provided by its engineer, Theodore Judah.
Theodore Dehone Judah (March 4, 1826 – November 2, 1863) was an American civil engineer who was a central figure in the original promotion, establishment, and design of the First transcontinental railroad. He found investors for what became the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR). As chief engineer, he performed much of the route survey work to determine the best alignment for the railroad over the Sierra Nevada, which was completed six years after his death.
Theodore Dehone Judah (March 4, 1826 – November 2, 1863) was an American civil engineer who was a central figure in the original promotion, establishment...
Zadock Pratt. Congress did not immediately act on Whitney's proposal. TheodoreJudah was a fervent supporter of the central route railroad. He lobbied vigorously...
it runs along for much of its length, named after railroad engineer TheodoreJudah. It links downtown San Francisco to the Cole Valley and Sunset neighborhoods...
TheodoreJudah School is a historic elementary school located in Sacramento, California. The 1937 edifice is the last standing PWA school in the city....
adopted October 18, 1940, by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor TheodoreJudah (1826–1863), an American civil engineer who played a leading part in...
his cause. Later Whitney's dream was realized through the efforts of TheodoreJudah. In the end, Whitney lived to see his dream realized in 1869 with the...
Marsh, a surveyor, civil engineer and water company owner, met with TheodoreJudah, a civil engineer, who had recently built the Sacramento Valley Railroad...
transcontinental railroad and other transport systems, including the TheodoreJudah monument and the Pony Express Statue. Old Sacramento is the site of...
RPI. These include the visionary of the transcontinental railroad, TheodoreJudah, Brooklyn Bridge engineer Washington Roebling, George Washington Gale...
passenger train onboard services, making travel by train more comfortable. TheodoreJudah – Chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad and passionate supporter...
Judah Touro (June 16, 1775 – January 18, 1854) was an American businessman and philanthropist. Touro's father Isaac Touro of Holland was chosen as the...
Chiricahua Road, below the South Pass of the Dragoon Mountains. According to TheodoreJudah, who witnessed events at the wood camp, the Earp posse arrived around...
in railroads. In 1861, after hearing an intriguing presentation by TheodoreJudah, he was one of the four principal investors, along with Mark Hopkins...
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build a transcontinental railroad. In particular, railroad engineer TheodoreJudah, on 1 January 1857 in Washington DC, published "A practical plan for...
of Louisiana of New France, died in 1706, perhaps of yellow fever. TheodoreJudah, American railroad and civil engineer, died of yellow fever in 1863...
Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker) who invested in TheodoreJudah's idea to build the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the first U.S...
back to back in 2009 and 2010 for the men and women. Mt. Judah is named after TheodoreJudah who was the railroad design engineer for the Central Pacific...
industrialist (d. 1909) March 4 John Buford, American general (d. 1863) TheodoreJudah, American railroad engineer (d. 1863) March 24 – Matilda Joslyn Gage...
Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, Marshal of France (b. 1784) November 2 – TheodoreJudah, American railroad engineer (yellow fever) (b. 1826) November 13 – Ignacio...
– Elme Marie Caro, French philosopher and academic (d. 1887) 1826 – TheodoreJudah, American engineer, founded the Central Pacific Railroad (d. 1863) 1828...
in San Francisco. Juan Bautista Circle Juan Bautista de Anza Judah Street TheodoreJudah Junipero Serra Boulevard Junipero Serra Kearny Street Stephen...
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