George Bates Nichols Tower Explained

George Bates Nichols Tower (1834–1889)^[1] was an American civil and mechanical engineer and Union naval officer during the American Civil War. He served for at least part of his term of service on the as chief engineer.^[2] He was also a Chandler Instructor in civil engineering at Dartmouth College.

In 1874, he wrote Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building.^[3]

External links

• • • Making of America page images of Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building

Notes and References

1. Book: Daughters of the American Revolution . Daughters of the American Revolution . Lineage Book . 1928 . Daughters of the American Revolution .
2. Web site: Officers of Navy Yards, Shore Stations, and Vessels, 1 January 1865 . 2007-05-27 . 1998-06-12 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311080425/http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/cw/sasquad1.htm . 2007-03-11 . (Source: Register of the Commissioned, Warrant, and Volunteer Officers of the Navy of the United States, Including Officers of the Marine Corps and Others, to January 1, 1865. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1865.)
3. Book: Tower, George Bates Nichols . Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building . George Bates Nichols Tower. . 1874 . A. Williams & Company . Boston, Massachusetts.