Steam or Water Power?: Thomas C. Keefer and the Engineers Discuss the Montreal Waterworks in 1852

Type of resource
Author/collaborator
Title
Steam or Water Power?: Thomas C. Keefer and the Engineers Discuss the Montreal Waterworks in 1852
Abstract
Thomas Coltrin Keefer’s 1852 proposal for the Montreal waterworks transformed the city’s aspiration to profit from its situation on the St. Lawrence River for both water supply and water power into a technological possibility. Keefer (1821-1915) proposed the double use of the Lachine Canal to secure an upstream source of pure water and provide the system with hydraulic power.
Publication
The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archaeology
Volume
Vol. 29
Issue
no. 1
Pages
49-64
Date
2003
Language
en
Citation
Ross, Susan M. “Steam or Water Power?: Thomas C. Keefer and the Engineers Discuss the Montreal Waterworks in 1852.” The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archaeology Vol. 29, no. 1 (2003): 49–64.
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