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Roebling

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Roeb·ling  (rblng), John Augustus 1806-1869.
German-born American engineer who designed and began the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, a project completed (1883) by his son Washington Augustus Roebling (1837-1926).
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Noun1.Roebling - United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)Roebling - United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)


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00 Paperback TA140 Roebling (1837-1926) wrote a memoir of his father John Augustus (1806-69).
Roebling began the project which would become the Brooklyn Bridge.
Located between Havemeyer and Roebling Streets, it was in the center of an area undergoing swift change.
 
 
 
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