Brugger, Samuel 1830-1903 creator mixed material monographic eng 48 2 Diaries kept by Brugger relating chiefly to his work as a farmer, railroad engineer, and schoolteacher living in Unionville, Pa. Subjects include local schools; the Methodist Church; the migration of birds; Brugger's collection of minerals, plants, and preserved animals; natural history; and railroads. Brugger discusses his work as railroad surveyor as well as his work as engineer on the construction of the Boston, Hartford, and Erie Railroad Company; the Western Maryland Railroad Company; and the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad Company which was built during the Civil War. Includes a genealogy (1947) of the Brugger family originating in Switzerland. Open to research. In part, positive photocopy. [S.l.]. Civil engineer and farmer. Collection material in English. Brugger family Bald Eagle Valley Railroad Company. Boston, Hartford, and Erie Railroad Company. Western Maryland Railroad Company. Agriculture Pennsylvania Animals Birds Migration Education Pennsylvania Unionville Genealogy Methodist Church Minerals Natural history Plants Railroads Surveying Railroads Connecticut Railroads Maryland Railroads Pennsylvania Railroads New York (State) Railroads Rhode Island Railroads United States Schools Pennsylvania Unionville Zoological specimens Switzerland Genealogy United States Genealogy United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Transportation Civil engineers Farmers mm 81057174 Open to research. DLC 820107 20260227111709.0 mm 81057174