User:Auric/Albert Wort
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Albert Wort | |
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| Born | Daniel Elthelbert Wort 1875 Richmond, New Brunswick[1] |
| Died | November 26, 1941 (aged 67) Woodstock, New Brunswick |
| Resting place | Methodist Cemetery |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Grade 4 |
| Occupation(s) | Superintendent of the Pumping Station in Woodstock (1894-1941), Gaslighter |
| Known for | Island Park Railway |
| Spouse |
Ann Monteith (m. 1899–1941) |
| Children | 3 sons, six daughters |
Albert Wort UE (1875-1941) was an inventor and railroad enthusiast from Woodstock, New Brunswick.
He began his inventing career early. At the age of 10, he built a model of a grasshopper valve gear that was later used in locomotives. On Sept. 28, 1939, he was enrolled as a member of the Chartered Institute of American Inventors and the New York Inventors Club[2] for this invention.
He hand-built a set of miniature ride-able trains over 16 years, consisting of four locomotives, passenger cars, coal tenders, a roundhouse and turntable, and freight cars. He laid a mile of track with a gauge of 16.5 mm (0.65 in) on Island Park, Woodstock, N.B. The trains took paying passengers around the island at five cents a circuit during the summers of 1921 to 1938.[3]
Ancestry
[edit]He was a descendant of United Empire Loyalists Conrad & Mary (Small) Wort, who were exiled to Carleton, Saint John, N.B. in 1782 from New York.
References
[edit]- ^ Some sources [1] say Woodstock
- ^ Wort, Gordon. "Island Park". Carleton Historical Society, Woodstock, New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Old Photos". rootsweb. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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