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William C. Edenborn (1848–1926) was an inventor, steel industrialist, and railroad magnate. He patented the design for a machine for inexpensive manufacture of barbed wire. Edenborn founded the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, which operated between Shreveport, Louisiana, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, this railroad formed the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad and eventually part of the Kansas City Southern Railroad.

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  • William C. Edenborn (de)
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  • William C. Edenborn (geboren 20. März 1848 in Plettenberg; gestorben 13. Mai 1926 in Shreveport) war ein deutschstämmiger US-amerikanischer Erfinder, Stahlindustrieller und Eisenbahnmagnat. Er patentierte den Entwurf für eine Maschine zur kostengünstigen Herstellung von Stacheldraht. Edenborn gründete die Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, die zwischen Shreveport und New Orleans verkehrte. Durch eine Reihe von Fusionen und Übernahmen wurde diese Eisenbahngesellschaft zur Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad und schließlich Teil der Kansas City Southern Railway. Zum Zeitpunkt seines Todes im Jahr 1926 galt Edenborn als der reichste Einwohner Louisianas. Die New Orleans Times-Picayune erklärte, Edenborn sei „einer der schillerndsten und bilderreichsten und gleichzeitig einer der am wenigst (de)
  • William C. Edenborn (1848–1926) was an inventor, steel industrialist, and railroad magnate. He patented the design for a machine for inexpensive manufacture of barbed wire. Edenborn founded the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, which operated between Shreveport, Louisiana, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, this railroad formed the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad and eventually part of the Kansas City Southern Railroad. (en)
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  • William C. Edenborn (en)
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  • Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. (en)
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  • Plettenberg, Westphalia, Prussia (en)
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