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James Buchanan Eads (23 May, 1820–8 March, 1887) was an American engineer and inventor.
Eads was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and named for his Mother's cousin, then Congressman and subsequent President of the United States James Buchanan. His early life was spent growing up in St. Louis, Missouri.
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USS Louisville (1861) was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy by James B. Eads during the American Civil War.
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USS Louisville (1861) was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy by James B. Eads during the American Civil War.
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Eads Bridge - Illustrated essay discusses Eads involvement in the decisions leading to the construction of the bridge.
James Eads - Biographic sketch and bibliography.
Secrets of a Master Builder - Features biography, timeline, gallery of architectural drawings, step-by-step demonstration of how to build a bridge pier, and Eads family letters.
Meta Description: [ A self-made man and one of America’s greatest engineers, James Buchanan Eads led a life inextricably intertwined with the nation’s most important waterway, the Mississippi River. He explored the river bottom in a diving bell of his own design; made a fortune salvaging wrecks; in the 1870s built t... ]
Terminal Railroad Association Eades Bridge Drawings - Scope and content of the collection of original drawings of the Eads Bridge. Washington University.
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The St. Louis Bridge Reviewed - Full text of Ead's engineering review published in 1873.
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