Steamboat moves into the locks and doors begin to close.
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(By) Far from it, Lord Dalhousie, I'm afraid. Not only did my staff draw up plans for the locks and dams, we had to establish settlements for all of our workers and their families. Barracks, a hospital and support buildings all needed to be constructed. I had over two thousand workers. To my knowledge, it's the largest construction project the British Empire has ever taken on thus far. |