…The project's initial chief engineer, Major David B. Douglass, designed the route and hydraulic systems. John B. Jervis took over in 1836 and finalized the design before construction commenced in 1837, relying heavily on Irish immigrant laborers. ## Physical Structure…

…In 1837, construction began under Chief Engineer John B. Jervis, who maintained strict specifications and discouraged worker alcohol consumption near sites. The gravity-fed system dropped 13 inches per mile. Workers laid an elliptical tube, 8.5 feet high by…