thomas alexander scott

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 863

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 16, 2021

This is the grave of Thomas Alexander Scott. Born in 1823 in Peters Township, Pennsylvania, Scott would become one of the most vile men of the early Gilded Age. He got involved in railroad work at a young age and by 1850 worked for the...

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