Thomas Oakes (engineer)
Thomas Oakes (died 1823waterwheels in particular.[2]
The Oakes Canal of the Schuylkill Navigation and the nearby village of Oaks, Pennsylvania are both named for him.
In 1821, after, completion of the Oakes Reach, Oakes died from typhoid fever that was plaguing the canal workers.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Allegheny Aqueduct" (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "Fairmount Water Works HAER No. PA-51" (PDF). p. 138. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "The Waterway". Retrieved 2008-09-30.
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