Christian Edward Detmold [SEP] place of death
Christian Edward Detmold
Christian Edward Detmold (2 February 1810 Hanover – 2 July 1887 New York City) was a civil engineer.
Biography.
He was educated at the military academy in Hanover, and came to New York in 1826, with the intention of entering the Brazilian army. Unfavorable accounts of the conditions in Brazil induced him to remain in the United States, and he became well known as an engineer. In 1827 he made many surveys in Charleston, South Carolina, and vicinity for the Charleston & Hamburg
Detmold, Maryland
Detmold is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 71.
It is in western Allegany County along Maryland Route 36, which leads north to Frostburg and south to Westernport. The town is in the valley of Georges Creek between two high ridges: Big Savage Mountain to the northwest, and Dans Mountain to the southeast.
The Town is named for Christian Edward Detmold of Lonaconing Iron