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O.E Peppard Cast Iron Plaque Missoula, MT C.1915

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 400.00 USD
O.E Peppard Cast Iron Plaque Missoula, MT C.1915
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This lot features a "built by O.E Peppard Cast iron plaque from Missoula, Montana C. 1915. This piece is in good condition for its age. The first Montana bridge builder to come into prominence was O. E. Peppard of Missoula. Obert E. Peppard was born on December 15, 1855 at Lansing, Michigan and grew up in Red Field, Iowa, where his father was a bridge builder. He left Iowa in 1881, heading for Alaska to find his fortune. He worked on construction projects along the way, eventually getting on the Northern Pacific payroll. Obert was made supervisor of bridges and buildings for the Northern Pacific’s Missoula division and was responsible for building all of the bridges on the Bitterroot and Philipsburg branch lines. This is a very cool piece of Montana history. It measures 12" W x 10" T