Henry Meiggs (July 7, 1811 – September 30, 1877), known in Chile and Peru as Enrique Meiggs, was an American businessman. Born on Jul 7, 1811, in Boston...

Meiggs may refer to: Henry Meiggs (1811-1877), American promoter/entrepreneur and railroad builder Russell Meiggs (1902-1989), British ancient historian...

Meiggs' Wharf (also known as Meigs Wharf and Meiggs' Pier) was an L-shaped wooden pier extending between 1,600 and 2,000 feet (490 and 610 m) from the...

Costa Rican railroad to the Caribbean, a project begun by his uncle Henry Meiggs, led him to become involved in the large-scale export of bananas to the...

owe their origins to contracts granted to United States entrepreneurs Henry Meiggs and W. R. Grace and Company but the mountainous nature of Peru made expansion...

Peru embarked on a railroad-building program. The American entrepreneur Henry Meiggs built a standard gauge line from Callao across the Andes to the interior...

at Point Cabrillo, and the investigation of the wreck by agents of Henry Meiggs sparked the development of the timber industry in the area. Mendocino...

Although he secured two English bank loans in 1871 and got the American Henry Meiggs to take on the project, work stopped in 1873 due to financial, logistical...

financed by American businessman Henry Meiggs, against Ber’s promise of donating the artifacts he will find, on behalf of Meiggs, to Washington's Smithsonian...

Punishment of peons employed by American railroad tycoon Henry Meiggs in Chile or Peru, 1862...

of Limón in the Caribbean. Meiggs was assisted in the project by his young nephew, Minor C. Keith, who took over Meiggs's business concerns in Costa Rica...

brought in Henry Meiggs, an American who had been a contractor in both New Jersey and in Chile, who had been working in Chile. The audacious Meiggs, after...

josephhopkinstwichell.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020. Watt Stewart, Henry Meiggs: Yankee Pizarro (1946) Chu, T.K. (Spring 2004). "150, Years of Chinese...

to produce food for their railroad workers, American railroad tycoons Henry Meiggs and his nephew, Minor C. Keith, established banana plantations along...

In 1872 the colonial City Walls were demolished by the US engineer Henry Meiggs under contract with the Peruvian government, in anticipation of further...

the mill and everything in it. In 1871, an agreement was made with Henry Meiggs to build a railroad towards the interior of the country. Chimbote was...

Islay District Mollendo District Established 6 January 1871 Founded by Henry Meiggs Government  • Mayor Edgar Augusto Rivera Cervera Elevation 27 m (89 ft)...

Mendocino, at Point Cabrillo. Investigation of the wreck by agents of Henry Meiggs sparked the development of the timber industry in the area. Mendocino...

later donated them to the Crocker Art Museum. Bush was also hired by Henry Meiggs to do landscape paintings of Peru. His paintings were also purchased...

the city's infrastructure and economy. The Southern Railroad built by Henry Meiggs connected Arequipa with the port city of Mollendo in 1871 and with Cuzco...

financial and technical point of view. A few days after the announcement of Henry Meiggs' decree, the American entrepreneur obtained permission to conduct preliminary...

is now Mendocino in 1850; the investigation of the wreck by agents of Henry Meiggs led to the discovery of the coast redwood forests of the Mendocino area...

expropriate nitrate producers and to buy nitrate concessions such as that of Henry Meiggs in Bolivia ("Toco", south of the Loa River). However, the CSFA was too...

d'état plan. However, after seeking advice from friends of his, such as Henry Meiggs, he changed his mind on the issue. On the morning of July 22, 1872, Balta...

alarm bell —colloquially called paila— imported from United States by Henry Meiggs. In 1893, with the demolition of the old colonial quarter began the construction...

To uphold the monopoly, Peru bought in 1876 the nitrate concessions Henry Meiggs had in Bolivia. Chile was not considered a serious competitor due to...

Oroya Railroad originally built in early 1870s by American promoter Henry Meiggs but not fully completed. In that same June 22, 1885 story, The New York...

at random.": 241  Notable failures of justice, including the fraud of Henry Meiggs and the murder of James King of William, led to the revival of the Committee...

are found in Cartago. For the construction of the Atlantic Railroad, Henry Meiggs Keith, an American hired by the Costa Rican government, insisted on utilizing...

relationships with Olmsted or Vaux. In 1874, Mould went to Lima, Peru, with Henry Meiggs, where he helped design a public park. He returned to New York in 1879...