Jeremiah Burnham Tainter

Jeremiah Burnham Tainter

Jeremiah Burnham Tainter (January 6, 1836 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin - February 5, 1920) was an inventor and engineer known for having invented the Tainter gate in 1886. He began his work in hydrology in 1862, with the modification of pre-existing mill pond dams in Menomonie. [ [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=10393&search_term=tainter Tainter, Jeremiah Burnham 1836 - 1920 ] ]

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* [http://discover-net.net/~dchs/history/exgate.html The Tanter Gate]


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