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Amasa Stone, Jr. (April 27, 1818 – May 11, 1883) was an American industrialist who is best remembered for having created a regional railroad empire centered in the U.S. state of Ohio from 1860 to 1883.
Amasa Stone (1818-1883) was a prominent railroad builder and financier in Cleveland and beyond. He also donated millions to Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) and founded Adelbert College in memory of his son.
Mar 18, 2024 · 1883: Amasa Stone, designer of the collapsed Ashtabula River Bridge, commits suicide. Source: Ohio History Connection, ohiohistory.org. An 1876 train disaster in Ashtabula, Ohio, claimed the lives of 95 people.
Jul 5, 2015 · Amasa Stone was a financier and railroad magnate, as well as a bridge engineer. In 1876, Stone was implicated in the collapse of a Lake Shore Rd. rail bridge which resulted in 92 deaths. In the ensuing years, several of his manufacturing firms failed, and in 1883, Amasa Stone committed suicide.
Amasa Stone, the builder of the Ashtabula Bridge, was part of this new culture, business and innovation.
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STONE, AMASA (27 Apr. 1818-11 May 1883) was a contractor, railroad manager, financier, and philanthropist, born in Charlton, Mass. to Amasa and Esther (Boyden) Stone.
Amasa Stone was a wealthy engineer, railroad owner, and friend of Abraham Lincoln. He helped found Case Western Reserve University and was buried in Lake View Cemetery.
