Talk:John Loudon McAdam

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I once heard that John McAdam was also well known for an outstanding activity not related to his engineering feats. Possibly something to do with orphans. Any assistance in this search would be appreciated as I met a fellow (senior) who wasn't familiar with the importance of the famous surname he shared. This was the first time he had been alerted to that. However, I was embarrassed in that I couldn't paint the rest of the picture. As you can no doubt tell, I'm very nnew to this web thing, but think that such an obscure topic is best suited to this forum. My email address is: keringle3@bigpond.com.au I think! And we only open once a week. Thank you in anticipation...........Rojo?