http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/9ab861d352db4b475063d2d9a5607d2f.pdf 4a375da2634ae7a30711b2d6e2ea8a90 PDF Text Text ,Il\CE::: Tovrn,shj_p lot 2. con 1, H ,I:. ,sj_te of Hardiso:'."2. fI'.)l:se Feb, 21, 1854 Wm. Wallace · • �WILLIAN 1:r·\LLl'i.G~::: Niagara Blvd. Fort :Srie. William Wallace was born in Ayshi:re Scotland: Sept. 25, 1805. N.Y. June 1887. d.RDchester. inf. from Rochester Advertiser : 1865. \:Jm. Wallace got his en;:sineeri:ng degree fro::1 the Glasc ow Unversi ty and emmediately cntereci :raill"CEta work .. He started· by serveyinE the Railroad from Glasco'g to Pc:1.isley. He lsft for the U.S.A. ='-~:. 18~)1. He was employe~ by Zohn Gregg 0 -P Canaclagqua and .Toseph Ft3llows ·'.Jf .L Geneva, lane~. ager1ts. l:>etween fo1~ trle r 7' - .. built. He vw,s t~18 - ., I 11 -'-O:>b he enters( the (1"'7 ,- I~ochester f::Lrst 83~vi~~R and Batav::La, vv-hen that line en~;ineer to work on the 10 lin":ls the.t wer-e RochDster railroad, under Ro::1ert. ~-hg'l11:.1an, Chio f Engineer; e,nd he r,a:i~c~ined wj_ th the121 thr? -~ ~-ear;:.;. Ee ~:n:;_s r;10_de ti eke t '.JL the Au1.)Qrn E~nd ajent at ;Senece. Falls. He tbJ?Il. worked 0-'.1 ···~ e coro.pletion of the railroaa. from AJ.be_ny to Buffalo ::.c_r,.d between Attice_ and Buff,:::'\.lo and in • 18~-0 moved back to Buffalo. Ile was nade superintendant j_n 1,31+8. ·1rvhen engaged vJi th B.11 these projects Mr. VVallace ke:rit his eye on w~'l_at was L:.norvTl as the Great South \"iestern r9,ilr2,od; but was ~"; ..... afterwc:,xds known as Tiw Canadiar" :>" :::outhern :Hairoad. The first servey of this line was made by Hr. Wallace. At the tir1e he said 11 This 1n:Lll constitute a. link in a great tl..,_OJ:'oug:1 route tetv.Jeen the Atlantic and the Pacifj_c ocear.s; span the regions of the country north and s outh v.r:i.th an iron track, an.d j_ts· vrealth will be greatly increased by the inha11ced value of the land and the business ; and the wealth of Buffalo wi11 be very much increasecl by the great thoroughfare which is desij"ned to pass under the river, by means of a tunnel, when completed. 11 • When the Great ~:!es tern was built the terminous 1uas :made at Si1spension Bridge, while if adequate 2.ccomodation had been given at Buffa10 to cross the river; the terminus would have been at Fort Erie. In 1852 he published a pa~phlet speak:i. £' of the feaceability and the j_ri."Dortance of such a tunnelg It wns not recieved favourably, :-nd nothing came of it till 1855 when H.E. Cook mayor of the city of Buffalo recommended that immediate .Eteps be taken for a study. However, a counter study for a bridge was ta1~en, twent~r years later resultj_ng in the construction of the Inter!le.tional Pridge The tunnel was to run from F. ·,:;;·1.' •t 1- 1_·._e u~posi-e Jermonc, s t.. to Foirth and Court Sts~ and along the Terrace. �It was while an attempt was made to get the Great SoutlH\:;stern •• charter received, that t he proje ct for The Buffalo Bra.ntford and Goderich R3..ilway was introduced. After co:,1siderable d:Lfficult y in serveying t h e charter~ Chief Enginee r , the road was begun and WM. Wa.llace was t h e and a. :ft e nvards its first Superintendan t . He said that the Buffo.lo Brnntfor d a venue to the c oa1 nri nes of Lake .Superior. a:cv:~_ Pe:;:~n:::~' J.vania God. erich wou l d be a great and the rich mines of Mr. Wal1ace mo ved again when Er. D. richmond president of t he New York Centra: sent for him, as a new c harter had been granted for the line between Bu ffalo and B<:1.tavia. He cJo,sed hi:s connections with the Buffalo Brantford <0u1d God e rich line and headed west, returning to Buffalo on its completio~ and continued to work on new lines whenever he was approached • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Wallace: Civil Engineer Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to William Wallace, a civil engineer who helped construct several railways across NY State and Ontario. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection peace bridge area association