Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis

Kirk Lewis Coal Incline
Overview
Headquarters	Pittsburgh, PA
Locale	Pittsburgh, PA
Dates of operation	1854–

Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis
Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis
Born	August 24, 1815
Died	November 10, 1860 (aged 45)
Nationality	American
Citizenship	U.S.A.
Alma mater	Kenyon College
Occupation	Mine operator
Years active	1844–1860
Known for	Kirk Lewis Incline
Spouse	Mary Orth
Children	Dr. William David Lewis; Lucretia Orth Lewis LeMoyne
Parents	Joel Lewis, M.D. (father); Mary Ann Kirkpatrick (mother);

Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis was a pioneer coal miner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His namesake was his grandfather, Abraham Kirkpatrick, a colleague of General John Neville. He graduated from Kenyon College, Ohio, in 1835. Although he studied medicine and law, he made his living in the coal industry. With William Philpot and John M.Snowden Jr., he was the first to establish a market and furnish a regular supply of Pittsburgh coal to New Orleans, transporting the coal on flatboats.[1]

Coal Mines

His Coal Ridge Mine on Sawmill Run, opened in 1857,[2] was originally served by a horse-drawn tramway, later converted to steam power as the Little Saw Mill Run Railroad.

Kirk Lewis Incline

The Kirk Lewis incline was used to transport coal from "Coal Hill", now known as Mt. Washington, to the Monongahela River. It has been described as the first incline in Pittsburgh. It was probably built by George W. Roberts Sr., the superintendent of his mines, who was known to have built many coal inclines in the area, including those at Elizabeth, Pennsylvania.[3]

References

Bigham, Kirk Q. (1911). Major Abraham Kirkpatrick and his descendents. Pittsburgh, PA. pp. 38–41.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Pennsylvania, Geological Survey of (1884). Coal Ridge Mine (Report of progress ..., Part 1 (Google eBook) ed.). p. 188.
Cushing, Thomas (1889). A genealogical and biographical history of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806306865.

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[1] Bigham, Kirk Q. (1911). Major Abraham Kirkpatrick and his descendents. Pittsburgh, PA. pp. 38–41.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] Pennsylvania, Geological Survey of (1884). Coal Ridge Mine (Report of progress ..., Part 1 (Google eBook) ed.). p. 188.

[3] Cushing, Thomas (1889). A genealogical and biographical history of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806306865.