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5 Things You Should Know About Successful Bridge Architect, Engineer Horace King

Early Years

According to William H. Green, Ph. D., Horace King was born in bondage to Edmond King and Susie (last name unknown) on September 8, 1807 in South Carolina. He eventually moved with his master John Godwin, a contractor who specialized in building houses and covered bridges, to Alabama. Godwin gave King a substantial amount of influence over his construction business.

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