1867 antique MAINE MAP foldout Natural Resources HIRAM MILLS MEMORIAL colton

Description: 1867 antique MAINE MAP foldout Natural Resources HIRAM MILLS MEMORIAL coltonSCROLL DOWN for MORE PHOTOS in DESCRIPTION Click HERE to view or search ANTIQUE.COTTAGE listings. This listing is for the softcover book shown. Measures approx 9.25'x6". with 23 pages. First edition.Memorial of Hiram F. Mills, Civil Engineer to the Governor and Council of Maine. Augusta: Stevens and Sayward, Printers to the State, 1867 with folding map of U.S. by Colton, partially tinted. A detailed report on the natural resources and economic potential of the still sparsely populated state of Maine. Internet research from lawrence history: "Father of American Sanitary Engineering, Hiram F. Mills! Hiram F. Mills was born on November 1, 1836 in Bangor, Maine. Mills was a graduate of the @Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Class of 1856 and went on to open an office in Boston, offering hydraulic engineering as his specialty. He was soon hired by the Essex Company (the creators of the city of Lawrence and builders of the Great Stone Dam), and eventually became their Chief Engineer. In this position, Mills conducted groundbreaking experiments on water purification right here in LAWRENCE, on the banks of the Merrimack River! In fact, one of Mills' experiments lead to a significant reduction in the cases of Typhoid Fever in the city. To celebrate his birthday, let's take a moment to learn about the gifts that Hiram Mills gave us in regards to public health, sanitary engineering, and safe drinking water: RPI inducted Mills into their Hall of fame in 2009 and summarized Mills work nicely: "One of the foremost hydraulic engineers of his time, Hiram Mills was a pioneer in the development of sanitary engineering in America. Chief engineer of a water power developer, Mills was tapped by the Massachusetts State Board of Health to chair its committee on water supply and sewerage, a position he held for 28 years. Mills established the Lawrence Experiment Station in Lawrence, Mass., which conducted the nation’s first sustained experiments on water and wastewater treatment and became a magnet for world leaders in sanitary engineering. There, on the banks of the Merrimack River, Mills developed the first slow-sand filtration system to eliminate bacteria in drinking water. The efficiency of his filtering system led to significant reductions in typhoid fever rates and marked the beginning of a new era in municipal engineering. Mills wrote persuasively on the topic of water supply and purification and enthusiastically embraced the new science of public health. In 1975 the Lawrence Experiment Station was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark." Mills was a trustee of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and he worked with other MIT professors and scientists such as William Thompson Sedgwick, Allen Hazen and the first female graduate and instructor of MIT, Ellen Swallow Richards."Excellent original early family and/or town genealogy, history, antique, collectible heirloom and/or ephemera. autographCONDITION: See listing description and photos. - International buyers are responsible to pay VAT or other Taxes to their countries as required.- eBAY collects and remits sales tax on behalf of several states. If you are a dealer, you can write to eBay to file a form to become tax exempt. LOC: LOC2: BOOKSHELF29-IN.SLEEVE-TMKTK-F241025BDB10 Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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