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August 26, 1801
The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Duke of Bridgewater, at age 21, planned and built a famous canal connecting Liverpool and Manchester, featuring engineering marvels like subterranean passages eight miles long and aqueducts over the River Weaver.
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THE DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER'S CANAL.
The Duke of Bridgewater immortalized his name by planning and effecting his famous canal. He was only twenty-one years of age when he conceived this design, worthy of ancient Rome. His canal unites the city of Liverpool with the populous town of Manchester. It is sometimes carried across immense rocks hollowed at top. Sometimes it suddenly vanishes and makes several turnings in a subterranean passage, eight English miles in length. After appearing all at once, it seems suspended in the air, and crosses the river Weaver, by means of immense arches, in such a manner, that one may often enjoy the picturesque sight of one vessel navigating in the stream below, and of another which crosses it, and seems to sail in the element above.
The Duke of Bridgewater immortalized his name by planning and effecting his famous canal. He was only twenty-one years of age when he conceived this design, worthy of ancient Rome. His canal unites the city of Liverpool with the populous town of Manchester. It is sometimes carried across immense rocks hollowed at top. Sometimes it suddenly vanishes and makes several turnings in a subterranean passage, eight English miles in length. After appearing all at once, it seems suspended in the air, and crosses the river Weaver, by means of immense arches, in such a manner, that one may often enjoy the picturesque sight of one vessel navigating in the stream below, and of another which crosses it, and seems to sail in the element above.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Duke Of Bridgewater
Canal
Liverpool
Manchester
Engineering
Subterranean Passage
River Weaver
What entities or persons were involved?
Duke Of Bridgewater
Where did it happen?
Between Liverpool And Manchester, Crossing The River Weaver
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Key Persons
Duke Of Bridgewater
Location
Between Liverpool And Manchester, Crossing The River Weaver
Story Details
The Duke of Bridgewater, at twenty-one, conceived and executed a canal uniting Liverpool and Manchester, with features like hollowed rock passages, an eight-mile subterranean tunnel, and arches suspending it over the river Weaver.