The Philolexian Society of Columbia University
Horatio Allen
President of the Erie Railroad; civil engineer; inventor.
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President of the Erie Railroad; civil engineer; inventor
Vital
- Full name
- Horatio Allen
Columbia & the Society
- Columbia
- Class of 1823 (Columbia College)
Works (11)
- 1831 Reports to the Board of Directors of the South-Carolina Canal and Rail-road Company · As chief engineer
- 1832 Report of H. Allen, Chief Engineer, to the Board of Directors of the So. Ca. Canal and Rail Road Company: February 6th, 1832 · Published engineering report
- 1847 Report of the commissioners appointed by the legislature of the state of New York, by the act of May 11, 1846, to locate certain portions of the New York and Erie railroad, made to the legislature, January 14, 1847 · Journal of the Franklin Institute
- 1883 Remarks Explanatory as to "The Sun, Planet and Star Instrument." · Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York
- 1884 The Railroad Era: First Five Years of Its Development · Retrospective pamphlet on early American railroading
- 1823 Astronomy in its general facts and relations, taught by aid of mechanical presentation and illustration
- 1823 Earth and sun instrument
- 1823 Statement made by Horatio Allen, Esq., civil engineer, before the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives, establishing the superior stability of the sectional dock over that of the balance dock, and its superior advantages for naval purposes
- 1823 Summary comparison of the stone dock with the sectional floating dock, when used in combination with a basin and arrangements to place ships on shore
- 1823 Sun, planet and star instrument
- 1823 The railroad era
Primary sources
The Annals of the Philolexian Society (1912)
The Annals of the Philolexian Society (1912) Leaf / page 39
Named in The Annals of the Philolexian Society (1912) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916)
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 15
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 15
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 135
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 380
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 395
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 437
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 754
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 771
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 1000
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 1000
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 1000
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) Leaf / page 1000
Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.
The Foundation's research archive
Philolexian Annals 1912, Roll of Members
Horatio Allen · Confidence: CERTAIN
External references
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