#1Science & Medicine
Charles H. Purcell
1883–1951American civil engineer
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Charles H. Purcell is the only name on the North Bend list
In 1883, the American civil engineer Charles H. Purcell was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45.
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Charles H. Purcell
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Bend and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
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- Charles H. Purcell: Joe De Narie for the San Francisco Examiner, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons