Harry Fitz William Curtis (1871-March 24, 1939)[1] was an engineer and Pennsylvania state representative. Born in Canada, he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in his early youth. He was the proprietor of Curtis and Hill Gravel and Sand Co. As a partner in the Philadelphia contracting firm Reiter, Curtis & Hill, he helped build the Paulinskill Viaduct in Knowlton Township, New Jersey, in 1908-10.[2] Part of the Lackawanna Cut-Off, one of the largest railroad infrastructure projects of its time, the viaduct was at the time the largest reinforced concrete structure in the world. Curtis was elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1908;[3] he did not win reelection for the 1911 term.
^ abCenter, Legislativate Data Processing. "HARRY F. CURTIS". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
^Dana, Richard Turner; William Lawrence Saunders; Construction Service Company (1911). Rock drilling: with particular reference to open cut excavation and submarine rock removal. J. Wiley & Sons. pp. 107–115. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
^Miller, Herman P.; W. Harry Bake (1910). "Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania". Biographical Sketch. The State of Pennsylvania. p. 979. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
January 01, 1970
harry, curtis, harry, fitz, william, curtis, 1871, march, 1939, engineer, pennsylvania, state, representative, born, canada, moved, philadelphia, pennsylvania, early, youth, proprietor, curtis, hill, gravel, sand, partner, philadelphia, contracting, firm, reit. Harry Fitz William Curtis 1871 March 24 1939 1 was an engineer and Pennsylvania state representative Born in Canada he moved to Philadelphia Pennsylvania in his early youth He was the proprietor of Curtis and Hill Gravel and Sand Co As a partner in the Philadelphia contracting firm Reiter Curtis amp Hill he helped build the Paulinskill Viaduct in Knowlton Township New Jersey in 1908 10 2 Part of the Lackawanna Cut Off one of the largest railroad infrastructure projects of its time the viaduct was at the time the largest reinforced concrete structure in the world Curtis was elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1908 3 he did not win reelection for the 1911 term Curtis died March 24 1939 in Port St Lucie St Lucie County Florida and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd Pennsylvania 1 References edit a b Center Legislativate Data Processing HARRY F CURTIS The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly Retrieved 2017 11 10 Dana Richard Turner William Lawrence Saunders Construction Service Company 1911 Rock drilling with particular reference to open cut excavation and submarine rock removal J Wiley amp Sons pp 107 115 Retrieved November 15 2012 Miller Herman P W Harry Bake 1910 Smull s Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania Biographical Sketch The State of Pennsylvania p 979 Retrieved November 19 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry F Curtis amp oldid 1147572049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
