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TOWER, Fayette Bartholomew, civil engineer, born in Waterville, New York, 29 January, 1817: died there, 16 February, 1857. He received such education as the local schools afforded, and chose the profession of civil engineering. In 1837 he was appointed on the Croton aqueduct, and he continued on that work until its completion in 1842. During the ensuing five years he made Waterville his residence, and at that time prepared his " Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct," consisting of a series of twenty-one plates, with text (New York, 1843). About 1848 his health led him to seek a milder climate, and he settled in Cumberland, Maryland He was chosen to the Maryland legislature, and later was elected mayor of Cumberland. His health continued to fail, and in 1856 he returned to Waterville and died soon afterward.
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