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Isham Randolph (March 25 1848 in Clarke County Virginia–August 5 1920) was an American civil engineer who is best known as the chief engineer of the Sanitary District of Chicago during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Randolph had no formal engineering training he began his career as a railroad axeman.

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award
Elliott Cresson Medal
birth date
1848-03-25
birth place
Clarke County Virginia, Clark_County_Virginia
death date
1920-08-02, 1920-08-04
death place
Chicago
depiction description (caption)
Isham Randolph (1848-1920) American civil engineer Reversed the flow of the Chicago River˜
discipline
Civil engineering
nationality
United States
significant project
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

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