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James Otis Follett (May 12, 1842 – February 23, 1911) was a farmer, stonemason, and builder of bridges from Townshend, Vermont. He has been described as "an intuitive engineer, a farmer and mason."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=East Putney Brook Stone Arch Bridge )〕 He was born in May 1842 in Jamaica, Vermont.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sacketts Brook Stone Arch Bridge )〕 He was educated at Yale University, and served in Company D of the 16th Vermont Volunteers during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of corporal.〔 During the 1890s and 1900s, Follett built as many as 40 bridges and culverts; 11 are known to survive.〔〔Town Historical commission, reported at (biggs )〕 An account of Follett's work in the ''Bennington Banner'' in 1977 called his bridges "engineering marvels and parts of the scenic landscape of the region" and noted: "Follett excelled in hand-crafted stone masonry – now practically a lost art. The bridges have no arch supports and contain little or no mortar. They are held together by the critical placement of a 'keystone', plus the force of the weight of the materials above the arch."〔(available on-line at newspaperarchive.com)〕 Follett was married to Clara E. Kimball in 1864 and died in February 1911 in Townshend, Vermont, as the result of acute dilation of the heart.〔Death record for James O. Follett, born in Jamaica, Vermont. Ancestry.com. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 (on-line ).〕 A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. In 2005, he was the subject of a theater program the Hooker-Dunham Theater in Brattleboro, Vermont, titled, "Vaulting Achievement - The Remarkable Life of James Otis Follett: Soldier, Farmer and Bridge Builder," by Dan Snow. Works include: *East Putney Brook Stone Arch Bridge, spans East Putney Brook off River Rd., East Putney, Vermont, NRHP-listed〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Connecticut River Joint Commissions )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Preservation in Pink )〕 *Follett Stone Arch Bridge Historic District, W of Townshend off VT 30, Townshend, Vermont, NRHP-listed〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Vermont Heritage Network )〕 *Sacketts Brook Stone Arch Bridge, off U.S. 5 on Mill Rd., Putney, Vermont, NRHP-listed〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Connecticut River Joint Commissions )〕 *Simpsonville Stone Arch Bridge, N of Townshend on VT 35, Townshend, Vermont, NRHP-listed〔 *West Townshend Stone Arch Bridge, spans Tannery Brook, West Townshend, Vermont, NRHP-listed〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Otis Follett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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