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Pile for Use in the Construction of Wharves and Other Structures.
Patent for a new and improved pile. This design "relates to that class of piles which have a portion of their length most exposed to decay and destruction from worms constructed of metal, and that portion of their lengths above the water and beneath the water-bed constructed of wood" (lines 25-30).
Date:
June 27, 1882
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Yielding and Buoyant Pile Breakwater.
Patent for a new and improved breakwater. This design is "of a cheap, durable, and efficient breakwater for localities exposed to the destructive action of the waves; and it consists mainly in a line of single-column buoyant piles, arranged side-by-side, and grouped together in sections . . . and anchored to their water-bed, and also in certain constructions and combination of parts" (lines 28-35).
Date:
June 27, 1882
Creator:
Franklin, Robert M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History