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Henry Ernest  Hardtner (1870-1935), a leading forester in the American South, and founder of the Natchez, Urania and Ruston freight railroad line, said of his friend Edenborn:​

Henry Ernest  Hardtner (1870-1935), a leading forester in the American South, and founder of the Natchez, Urania and Ruston freight railroad line, said of his friend Edenborn:​

<blockquote>He brought millions of dollars to Louisiana, which he used for the development of latent natural resources. He was honest, temperate, charitable, and above all a just man.​He asked only reasonable service of his employees and was never fault-finding. Poor and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] in life; rich and powerful in death, he approached the grave as one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.<ref name=obit/></blockquote>​

<blockquote>He brought millions of dollars to Louisiana, which he used for the development of latent natural resources. He was honest, temperate, charitable, and above all a just man.​He asked only reasonable service of his employees and was never fault-finding. Poor and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] in life; rich and powerful in death, he approached the grave as one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.<ref name=obit/></blockquote>​

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On May 19, 1926, Sarah Edenborn succeeded her husband as the head of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company. She was the first woman in such a position in the state.<ref name=obit/> The couple had two daughters, one adopted, and neither lived to adulthood. One was accidentally killed by a street car while horseback riding in St. Louis; the other died of diphtheria.<ref name=edenborn/> Sarah was buried beside her husband on her death in 1944.​

On May 19, 1926, Sarah Edenborn succeeded her husband as the head of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company. She was the first woman in such a position in the state.<ref name=obit/> The couple had two daughters, one adopted, and neither lived to adulthood. One was accidentally killed by a street car while horseback riding in St. Louis; the other died of diphtheria.<ref name=edenborn/> Sarah was buried beside her husband on her death in 1944.​

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His obituary further describes him:​

His obituary further describes him as:​

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<blockquote>"Always honest, always dauntless, always tireless, always a student and with a vision of his possibilities and duties, he forged constantly onward and upward from a penniless apprentice boy to the million dollar head of one of the greatest steel and wire industries of the world, his inventions and economics saving billions of dollars to humanity."<ref name=obit/></blockquote>​

<blockquote>"Always honest, always dauntless, always tireless, always a student and with a vision of his possibilities and duties, he forged constantly onward and upward from a penniless apprentice boy to the million dollar head of one of the greatest steel and wire industries of the world, his inventions and economics saving billions of dollars to humanity."<ref name=obit/></blockquote>​

Because of the Louisiana  Railway and Navigation Company passing through Ascension Parish, the city of Gonzales, near [[Baton Rouge]], was briefly named "Edenborn" in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://main.ascension.lib.la.us/hof/edenborn.html|title=William Edenborn|publisher=Ascension Parish Bicentennial Hall of Fame|accessdate=October 30, 2010}}</ref> ​He is the namesake of Edenborn Avenue in the New Orleans [[suburb]] of Metairie in Jefferson Parish.<ref name=findagrave/>

Because of the Louisiana  Railway and Navigation Company passing through Ascension Parish, the city of Gonzales, near [[Baton Rouge]], was briefly named "Edenborn" in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://main.ascension.lib.la.us/hof/edenborn.html|title=William Edenborn|publisher=Ascension Parish Bicentennial Hall of Fame|accessdate=October 30, 2010}}</ref> ​He is the namesake of Edenborn Avenue in the New Orleans [[suburb]] of Metairie in Jefferson Parish.<ref name=findagrave/>

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