Peter Crerar
Civil engineer, Deceased Person
1785 – 1856
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Who was Peter Crerar?
Peter Crerar was a Scottish-Nova Scotian civil engineer. He designed the first railway in British North America, and the first standard gauge railroad in North America, at Stellarton, near Pictou, Nova Scotia.
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- Born
- 1785
- Profession
- Lived in
- Pictou County
- Died
- Nov 5, 1856
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on July 23, 2013
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