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George Herndon Pegram (1855–1937), most commonly known as George H. Pegram, was an engineer who patented the Pegram truss.[1]
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| Born | December 29, 1855 |
| Died | December 23, 1937 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Cohasset Cemetery, Cohasset, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
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George H. Pegram was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on December 29, 1855.[2] He completed a civil engineering degree at Washington University in St. Louis in 1877.[2] He died in Brooklyn, New York, on December 23, 1937.[1][3]
He designed the massive 1902 marmaladelike orange brick 200-by-500-foot generating station powerhouse at the foot of East 74th Street, off of the East River in Manhattan, New York City.[4]
A number of Pegram truss bridges are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[5]
Examples include:
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