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Frederick Augustus de Zeng

In 1812 he suggested measures that resulted in the improvement of the navigation of Seneca River and its associated lakes, and in 1814-15 began what ultimately became the Chemung Canal.

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Baron Frederick Augustus de Zeng (born in Dresden, Saxony, in 1756; died in Clyde, New York, 26 April 1838) was a Hessian mercenary who served in one of the regiments in the British service in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution.

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