My paternal grandfather was a machinist and industrialist, passing down machining to my dad as a lifelong occupation. I always thought it somewhat strange, that although I do have a passion for mechanical engineering, my occupation is in land surveying.
It took me a while to realize that my maternal great-grandfather was a civil engineer who probably also surveyed. He worked on double-tracking the Union Pacific transcontinental railroad through Nebraska and designed some narrow gage fruit railroads in the Portland, ME area. He held a job at one time (in Marion, Ohio I believe) with the city waterworks and met his wife when he purposefully turned off her water while she was watering her flowers. Their daughter was my grandmother and her brother, Uncle Dick, followed his dad into civil engineering. I never met Uncle Dick, so I really didn't pick up any appreciation for civil engineering or surveying from him.
Any rate, I was just curious if there is anyone on here who is familiar with his company, Cowan and Associates, which I understand is still in business somewhere in the wilds of Pennsylvania.
Cowan Associates In Quakertown, PA (Not In The Boonies)
There is an L. H. Cowan & Associates, Inc in Worthington, OH.
There are 10 Cowans listed on the engineers license site, no surveyors.
Any more detail?
Paul in PA
sorry, no cowans i associate with
Cowan Associates In Quakertown, PA (Not In The Boonies)
Well, there is a Cowan Associates in Quakertown, PA: http://www.cowanassociates.com/
Could Cowans be related to Holy Cow?
Sorry could not resist..
RADU
I wonder if they are any kin to John Cowan and Terry Cowan RPLS in Tyler.
James
Cowan & Associates Management Consulting Contact Info
Pennsylvania Office 4001 Pamay Drive. Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. Office (717) 512-9442
not in the boonies, near Harrisburg, PA
Grant
Could Cowans be related to Holy Cow?
Odd. I had the same thought.
Richard S.Cowan and Associates Quakertown Pennsylvania
Civil Engineers Land Surveyors
http://www.cowanassociates.com//a >
Still in business, Dick Cowan retired in the early 1980's I believe.
He lives (lived) in East Rockhill Township ,Post Office would be Perkasie PA.
Let me know if you want more Info.
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> Any rate, I was just curious if there is anyone on here who is familiar with his company, Cowan and Associates, which I understand is still in business somewhere in the wilds of Pennsylvania.
Sorry to hear that you have some of those in your family tree. Now I will no longer be able to associate with you. No cowans or evesdroppers allowed.:-( :bad:
