The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . the large cities of Europe in 1865, and was forciblyimpressed with the value of their public after his return, with other persons he advo-cated the establishment of a pa
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . the large cities of Europe in 1865, and was forciblyimpressed with the value of their public after his return, with other persons he advo-cated the establishment of a park for result was the purchase from the Barings ofEngland of 150 acres, known as Lansdowne, alongthe Schuylkill. This became the nucleus of thefamous Fairmount park. He made the original sur-veys; was instrumental in securing Georges hill,with its commanding view of the city ; designed andlaid out many of the walks and drives, and from1878-93 was, ex-officio, a member of the board of parkcommissioners. Mr. Smedley is a member of theAmerican society of civil engineers, and the Engin-eers club of Philadelphia, a member of the Histor-ical society of Pennsylvania since 1857, and its re-cording secretary for fourteen years. He is also amember of the Antiquarian society. Academy ofnatural sciences, Franklin institute. West Phila-delphia institute, Delaware county institute of sci-ence, the Union l
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