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James Brindley, American Canal Engineer
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Authors: Kapsch, Robert; Long, Yvonne
History of Engineering
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Source: International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, Volume 81, Number 1,
January 2011 , pp. 22-59(38)
Publisher: Maney Publishing
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The James Brindley of this paper is the nephew of the eponymous builder of the Duke of Bridgewater's canals. He worked in
England with his uncle until the latter's death and then emigrated to America, in 1774. In America he worked on most of the
early canals constructed in the eighteenth century: the Susquehanna Canal, the Conewago Canal, the Potomac Canal, the
Santee Canal, the James River Canal, the Harper's Ferry power canal and others. Unlike the better-known English canal
engineer William Weston, who also came to America at this time, Brindley worked on more canals and completed most of
them. George Washington, an ardent proponent of canals, knew Brindley and spoke well of him. The paper provides a
coherent picture of Brindley's life and the early development of American canals before the construction of the Erie, using
sources including Brindley's papers when he was chief engineer of the Conewago Canal.
Keywords:SANTEE CANAL; HARPER'S FERRY POWER CANAL: JAMES BRINDLEY; SUSQUEHANNA CANAL:
AMERICAN CANALS; CONEWAGO CANAL; POTOMAC CANAL: JAMES RIVER CANAL
Document Type: Research Article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/175812110X12869022260114
Publication date: 2011-01-01
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