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4 days ago · A member of one of America’s most famous and creative families (his grandfather, Col. Washington Roebling, had designed the Brooklyn Bridge), Donald Roebling went to work on his father’s vision in 1933 and finished what he called the “Alligator” in early 1935.
3 days ago · Emily Roebling is an unconventional woman, with plans to fight for women's suffrage and dreams of making her mark in history. Then, her husband begs her for help. Washington Roebling is the Chief Engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, but when he's injured on the job, he needs Emily to step in and take his place to ensure th
4 days ago · Washington had inherited the role from his father, John Augustus Roebling, who created the original plans for the bridge.
3 days ago · The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
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4 days ago · Inside the limestone and granite structures that support the on-ramps to the Brooklyn Bridge, designer John A. Roebling originally envisioned shopping arcades, to be called the Brooklyn Bridge ...
5 days ago · Washington Roebling succeeded his father as Chief Engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge project, and then nearly died himself of decompression sickness ("the bends") from working inside the underwater caissons.
