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SUMMARY:Blizzards to the Panama Canal: America's Golden Engineer
DESCRIPTION:Marias Pass by Mike Danneman via flickr \n\n \nJohn Frank Stevens was one of the most prominent surveyors and civil engineers of the last 150 years. Learn about his illustrious career and the challenges he faced along the way\, including discovering and surveying Marias Pass in a 40 below blizzard and surviving an avalanche. Stevens was hired by President Theodore Roosevelt for the construction of the Panama Canal. Through his discoveries and surveys of Marias Pass and Stevens Pass\, the Great Northern Railway was able to stretch across North America. \nThe talk will include: \nTHE WILLIAM CROOKS ENGINE\nLOCAL MAINLINES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY\nSURVEYING WITH JOHN FRANK STEVENS-\nTHE ROCKY MOUNTAINS\,\nTHE CASCADE RANGE\,\n THE PANAMA CANAL\n…AND A 1910 AVALANCHE \nThis program will be presented by Herb Reckinger Jr. of the South Washington Heritage Society  \nIn-person attendees:\n1862 Greeley Street South\nStillwater\, MN 55082\nVirtual attendees:\nLink to WCHS YouTube page
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