Robert Heysham Sayre Diaries, 1851-1905

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.

Robert Heysham Sayre was born in 1824 near Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania on the Kent family farm. His parents were William Heysham and Elizabeth Kent Sayre. In 1828, the family moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania where his father went to work as a lockmaster for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. Robert became interested in engineering observing the operation of the canal locks. As a result he built the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad.