Stephen h long biography
Stephen h long biography
Stephen h long expedition.
Stephen Harriman Long
American inventor, civil engineer, and explorer (1784–1864)
Stephen Harriman Long | |
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Representation of 1819 oil painting of Major Long. Portrait painted by Charles Willson Peale | |
| Born | (1784-12-30)December 30, 1784 Hopkinton, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 1864(1864-09-04) (aged 79) Alton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | Martha Hodgkins |
| Parent(s) | Moses and Lucy (Harriman) Long |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil Engineer, Topographical engineer, explorer, inventor. |
| Institutions | US Army Corps of Engineers (1819-38), United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers (1838-63). |
| Employer(s) | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Western & Atlantic Railroad. |
| Projects | Led five expeditions (1817-1823) through the Upper Mississippi Valley and the borderlands with Canada. |
Stephen Harriman Long (December 30, 1784 – September 4, 1864) was an American army