Charles Shattuck Hill was born in Fairfield on this day in 1868. By the age of 20 he would have his degree in civil engineering.

Hill became part of the editorial staff of Engineering News in New York, and then became editor of Engineering and Contracting. He published numerous books, with an emphasis on concrete related projects and working with concrete.

Best known is Hill’s, The Chicago Main Drainage Channel. His other works include Reinforced Concrete, Concrete Construction, Concrete Inspection and Winter Construction Methods, and Hydraulic Fill at the Miami Conservancy District Dams in Ohio.

Image courtesy The Chicago Main Drainage Channel by Charles Shattuck Hill.