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Documentary History of American Water-works



Albert Stein

Albert Stein was born in Düsseldorf, on December 9, 1785.  He trained and worked as a hydraulic engineer before coming to Philadelphia in 1816, where he may have known Frederick Graff, superintendent of that city's water works..

Stein built water works in several cities before settling in Mobile, where he bought the existing water works system.  He was also involved in numerous river and harbor projects.

He died July 26, 1874 on his estate at Spring Hill near Mobile.

Albert Stein's Water Works Experience
CityStateYearsProjects
PhiladelphiaPA1816-1817?Stein may have known Frederick Graff?
CincinnatiOH1817-1820Built water works.
LynchburgVA1827-1830Built water works pumping water into a reservoir 245 feet higher.
RichmondVA1830-1832Built water works, first attempt at filtration (apart from early Spanish mission)
NashvilleTN1832-1833Built w Autobiographical Occasions and Original Acts - Google Books TILIV