Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,240 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Thomas Machin (March 20, 1744 – April 3, 1816) was a British-born soldier and construction engineer in America.
Machin was born in Staffordshire, and in his youth was apprenticed to English canal builder James Brindley.
For much more, see Wikipedia entry
For an interesting sideline on Machin's 'defensive chain' at West Point see 'The Great Chain Hoax'[1]
Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright © 2021 by Grace's Guide Ltd. The text of this web site is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Maintained by Sapere Software