COLLECTION NAME:
NNRy and KCC NMD Employee Profiles
Record
Employee Name:
Philip Schuyler Cowgill
Profile Number:
EP-03-0051
Primary Job Title:
Civil Engineer
Division:
Mine
Years Worked:
1918-1920
Description:
Philip Cowgill worked for Bluestone in 1914, Rochester in 1915, USBR Fallon in 1917, the Fernley Drain Project, Lahonton Dam and the Idlewind Purification Ponds. Between 1918 and 1920 he was working for the mine in Ruth. He then moved back to Reno working for Nevada Power which later became the Sierra Pacific Power Co. He engineered the Truckee River Flume which carried water to the hydro plans near Verdi and was in charge of the snow survey program for many years.
Born:
January 26, 1891
Died:
August 1981
Hometown:
Salina, KS
Burial Place:
Reno, NV
Personal Biography:
Philip S. Cowgill was born January 26, 1891 in Salina, Kansas to Professor Thomas and Lillie (Amanda) Cowgill. Two years later the family moved to Reno, Nevada where Philip would attend local schools. He graduated from the University of Nevada with a degree in civil engineering in 1914. While at U of N he worked directly with James Edward Church, Jr., who is best known for having developed the Mount Rose snow sampler to measure snow water content. He married Faith Emily Mills from Fallon in 1918. Philip was an avid photographer and was one of the founding members of the Reno Photo Club in 1955. He passed away in Reno in August of 1981.