Ohio Biographies

Albert Von Stein

ALBERT VON STEIN came to Cincinnati in 1817, and gained eminence as a civil engineer. He was builder of the Cincinnati water-works, the first in the country to be worked by pumps; made drawings for “Wilson’s Ornithology;” built the Appomatox canal, and water-works for Richmond, Lynchburg, Petersburg, New Orleans, Nashville and Mobile. He died in 1876, aged 84.

 

From Historical Collections of Ohio:by Henry Howe; Pub. 1888

 

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