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This is a great read on the early history of railroads and locomotives. George stephenson bixby 18601937 was born in chelsea, vermont, to george fairbanks bixby and deborah stephenson bixby. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. George was born in 1781, in the little english village of wylam, near newcastleontyne. While young george was still an infant, the family moved to plattsburgh, new york.
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