George Alfred Joy Ricker Explained

George Alfred Joy Ricker (June 30, 1863 - November 3, 1933) was a civil engineer in Buffalo, New York who built the Niagara Falls Gorge Railway and supervised the construction of the Storm King Highway.

Biography

He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on June 30, 1863. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1880 he moved to Buffalo, New York with his parents. In 1885, he became an assistant engineer on the Buffalo section of the Erie Railroad. In 1886, he was made assistant civil engineer on the Northern Pacific Railroad at Helena, Montana.[1] He died in 1933.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Alfred Ricker . 2010-10-17 . 1898 .
  2. News: George A. J. Ricker, Engineer, is Dead; Built the Niagara Falls Gorge Railway and the Storm King Highway . . November 4, 1933 . 2010-10-17 .