Stephen Harriman Long

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Stephen Harriman Long (December 30, 1784 – September 4, 1864) was a United States Army officer, topographical engineer, civil engineer, and inventor whose career spanned military engineering, scientific exploration, federally sponsored internal improvements, and the early development of American railroads and bridge engineering.

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