Caroline Endres Diescher

Caroline Endres Diescher (February 1846 – February 7, 1930) was the daughter of the Prussian-born engineer John Endres. She was one of the first female engineers in the United States, and with her father, designed two inclines in the Pittsburgh area: the Monongahela Incline and the Mount Oliver Incline.[1][2][3]

Caroline Endres Diescher
Born
Caroline Endres

February 1846
Cincinnati, Ohio
DiedFebruary 7, 1930(1930-02-07) (aged 83–84)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeAllegheny Cemetery
Other namesCarrie E. Diescher
OccupationEngineer
Known forIncline design
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1872; died 1915)​
Parent(s)John Endres

Life

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in February 1846, Caroline Endres was a daughter of Prussian-born engineer John Endres. Shown on United States Census records as "Carrie," she followed in her father's footsteps, training as an engineer and assisting him with his design of the Pittsburgh area's first passenger incline, the Monongahela Incline, which launched in 1870. The next year, she then helped him design the Mount Oliver Incline.[4][5][6][7]

That same year, Caroline Endres also began her own family, marrying Samuel Diescher, a fellow engineer who went on to design the Duquesne Incline six years later. Their wedding was held at the St. Paul German Evangelical Church in Cincinnati.[8] They had three sons, Samuel E., August P. and Alfred J. Diesher, all of whom were engineers, and three daughters, Irene E., Carrie L., and Irma J. Diesher.[9]

Death and interment

Diescher died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the age of 84, and was interred at the Allegheny Cemetery.[10]

References
  1. "Legendary Ladies" (PDF). Pennsylvania Commission for Women. Retrieved 21 March 2006.
  2. Fox, Arthur B. "The incline builders: Forgotten engineers of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Tribune Review, retrieved online at "Pghbridges.com: Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA," May 17, 2019.
  3. Caroline Enders and John Enders (biographical sketch with photos), in The Pittsburgh Press, December 4, 1955, p. 167. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press (available via Newspapers.com; subscription required).
  4. "Legendary Ladies" (PDF). Pennsylvania Commission for Women. Retrieved 21 March 2006.
  5. "Deisher, Samuel S., Carrie E., Samuel E., August P., Alfred J., Irene E., Carrie L., and Irma J.," in U.S. Census (Pittsburgh, Ward 35, 1900)". Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives.
  6. Kennedy, Starry. "The Rise and Decline of Pittsburgh's Inclines," in Guiding Change in the Strip: Capstone Seminar in Economic Development, Policy and Planning. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Graduate School of International and Public Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, 2002.
  7. Doherty, Donald. Pittsburgh's Inclines, p. 8. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2018.
  8. "Marriages 1808-1884: Grooms Abbreviated Index" (PDF). Hamilton County Genealogical Society. 23 October 2013. p. 55.
  9. "Deisher, Samuel S., Carrie E., Samuel E., August P., Alfred J., Irene E., Carrie L., and Irma J.," in U.S. Census (Pittsburgh, 1900), U.S. National Archives.
  10. "Death Notices". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 8 February 1930. p. 28.
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