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    "ocrText": "ingentaconnect James Brindley, American Canal Engineer\nPage 1 of 1\nTM\ningentaconnect\nHome >> International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, Volume 81, Number 1\nJames Brindley, American Canal Engineer\nthe\nAuthors: Kapsch, Robert; Long, Yvonne\nHistory of Engineering\n& Technology\nSource: International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, Volume 81, Number 1,\nJanuary 2011 , pp. 22-59(38)\nPublisher: Maney Publishing\n< previous article I view table of contents I next article >\nBuy & download fulltext article:\nAdd to cart\nOR\nBuy now\nPrice: $39.00 plus tax (Refund Policy)\nMark item\nAbstract:\nThe James Brindley of this paper is the nephew of the eponymous builder of the Duke of Bridgewater's canals. He worked in\nEngland with his uncle until the latter's death and then emigrated to America, in 1774. In America he worked on most of the\nearly canals constructed in the eighteenth century: the Susquehanna Canal, the Conewago Canal, the Potomac Canal, the\nSantee Canal, the James River Canal, the Harper's Ferry power canal and others. Unlike the better-known English canal\nengineer William Weston, who also came to America at this time, Brindley worked on more canals and completed most of\nthem. George Washington, an ardent proponent of canals, knew Brindley and spoke well of him. The paper provides a\ncoherent picture of Brindley's life and the early development of American canals before the construction of the Erie, using\nsources including Brindley's papers when he was chief engineer of the Conewago Canal.\nKeywords:SANTEE CANAL; HARPER'S FERRY POWER CANAL: JAMES BRINDLEY; SUSQUEHANNA CANAL:\nAMERICAN CANALS; CONEWAGO CANAL; POTOMAC CANAL: JAMES RIVER CANAL\nDocument Type: Research Article\nDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/175812110X12869022260114\nPublication date: 2011-01-01\nMore about this publication?\nRelated content\nWebsite C 2012 Publishing Technology. Article copyright remains with the publisher, society or author(s) as specified within\nthe article.\nhttp://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/het/2011/00000081/00000001/art00002\n8/10/2012"
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