Talk:Benjamin Henry Latrobe II

Biography project edits
This page was adapted from the German Wikipedia and reflects the German language style and citation practices. My goal is to rewrite it in the American English style and practice. Cheers. User:Risk Engineer 22 March 2024

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In the last paragraph, it says: "He later became chief engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio." The chief engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio what? Bridges? Tunnels? The cities themselves?Prince.timotheus (talk) 07:31, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Uncited claim to be removed
The German article states that .... "Around 1820, Latrobe worked with his father to establish a water supply for New Orleans, Louisiana. He moved back north after his father's unexpected death from typhoid and worked with his brother John as a lawyer in Baltimore." There are two contemporary sources that do not mention this aspect of Latrobe's life- the 1871 Stuart book of civil engineering biographies and the 1878 Baltimore Sun Obituary. Both indicate that in 1820, Latrobe was attending college in Baltimore. This doesn't preclude Latrobe working with his father to draft materials, or produce designs but he wasn't in New Orleans at the timr in 1820. The material will be removed from the article. :Cheers Risk Engineer (talk) Risk Engineer (talk) 14:43, 23 March 2024 (UTC)