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Eads, James Buchanan
Born: 1820 AD
Died: 1887 AD, at 67 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
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Died: 1887 AD, at 67 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
US civil engineer and inventor
built 1st bridge across Mississippi River, at St. Louis 1874
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