Horace Abbott
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Horace Abbott was an American
iron manufacturer and banker. His work included the armor plating for the USS Monitor
, USS Agamenticus, USS Roanoke
, and the USS Monadnock.
He was born in Sudbury, Massachusetts
, in 1806. Abbott move to Baltimore in 1836 and purchased the Canton Iron Works in Baltimore, Maryland, which specialized in the production of steamboat and railroad components. It was renamed the Abbott Iron Company. The company's 1850 mill was largest iron mill in the United States at that time.
He also was the founder of Baltimore 1st National Bank, and a director of the 2nd National Bank of Baltimore and the Union Railroad of Baltimore, acquired by the Northern Central Railway
in 1882, eventually becoming part of the Pennsylvania Railroad
. Abbott died in Baltimore.
United States
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iron manufacturer and banker. His work included the armor plating for the USS Monitor
USS Monitor
USS Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, the first-ever battle fought between two ironclads...
, USS Agamenticus, USS Roanoke
USS Roanoke (1855)
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, and the USS Monadnock.
He was born in Sudbury, Massachusetts
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Sudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, population 17,659. The town was incorporated in 1639, with the original boundaries including what is now Wayland. Wayland split from Sudbury in 1780. When first incorporated, it included and parts of Framingham, Marlborough, Stow...
, in 1806. Abbott move to Baltimore in 1836 and purchased the Canton Iron Works in Baltimore, Maryland, which specialized in the production of steamboat and railroad components. It was renamed the Abbott Iron Company. The company's 1850 mill was largest iron mill in the United States at that time.
He also was the founder of Baltimore 1st National Bank, and a director of the 2nd National Bank of Baltimore and the Union Railroad of Baltimore, acquired by the Northern Central Railway
Northern Central Railway
The Northern Central Railway was a Class I Railroad connecting Baltimore, Maryland with Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1858, the line came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1861, when the PRR acquired a controlling interest in the Northern Central's stock to compete with the...
in 1882, eventually becoming part of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
. Abbott died in Baltimore.