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Eads South Pass Navigation Works
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Water Supply & Control Era: 1870-1879 DateCreated: 1875-1879 New Orleans State: LA Zip: 70113 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Eads-South-Pass-Navigation-Works/ Creator: Eads, James Buchanan

"Eads had to succeed in the face of conventional wisdom which doomed him to disaster. Entrenched authorities not only completely dismissed his theories, but pointed to the indifferent European experiences with what he proposed."  
 - ASCE Landmark Nomination Proposal, 1982   

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1982
Image Credit: Image Caption: Era_date_from: 1875
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Eads South Pass Navigation Works

"Eads had to succeed in the face of conventional wisdom which doomed him to disaster. Entrenched authorities not only completely dismissed his theories, but pointed to the indifferent European experiences with what he proposed."  
 - ASCE Landmark Nomination Proposal, 1982   

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