Andrew Smith Hallidie

Andrew Smith Hallidie ( born March 16, 1836 † April 24, 1900 ) was the sponsor of the " Clay Street Hill Railroad " in San Francisco, USA. It was the first fully functioning cable car system in the world, why Hallidie is considered the inventor of the cable car route and father of today's San Francisco Cable Cars. He led the wire rope production in California and built here also bridges.

Literature and Websites

  • Edgar Myron Kahn ( 1940). California Historical Society Quarterly - Andrew Smith Hallidie. Accessed on 27 May 2005.
  • Joe Thompson ( 1998-2004). Who Was Important in the History of the Cable Car?. Accessed on 27 May 2005.
  • City Of Edinburgh Council ( 2004). Edinburgh City Libraries - Scottish American Links. Accessed on 27 May 2005.
  • Entrepreneurs (United States)
  • Born in 1836
  • Died 1900
  • Man
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