Download or read book Historical and Technical Papers on Road Building in the United States Classic Reprint written by Roy Stone and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical and Technical Papers on Road Building in the United States The annexed condition was that the convention should, by an ordi nance irrevocable without the consent of the United States, exempt all lands thus sold from taxation for a term of five years after that sale. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Historic Highways of America Vol 4 written by Archer Butler Hulbert and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historic Highways of America, Vol. 4: Braddock's Road and Three Relative Papers The building of Braddock's Road in 1755 across the Alleghenies was the first signifi cant token in the West of the British grit which finally overcame. Few roads ever cost so much, ever amounted to so little at first, and then finally played so important a part in the development of any continent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book HISTORICAL TECHNICAL PAPERS written by Roy Stone and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Highway Construction Vol 1 written by Austin T. Byrne and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-23 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Highway Construction, Vol. 1: Instruction Paper Object of Roads. The object of a road is to provide a way for the transportation of persons and goods from one place to another with the least expenditure of power and expense. The facility with which this traffic or transportation may be conducted over any given road depends upon the resistance offered to the movement of vehicles. This resistance is composed of: (1) The resistance offered by the roadway, which consists of (a) friction between the surface of the road and the wheel tires; (b) resistance offered to the rolling of the wheels, occasioned by the want of uniformity in the road surface, or lack of strength to resist the penetrating efforts of loaded wheels, thus requiring the load to be lifted over projecting points and out of hollows and ruts, thereby diminishing the effective load the horse may draw to such as it can lift. This resistance is called resistance to rolling or penetration; (c) resistance due to gravity called grade resistance; (2) The resistance offered by vehicles, termed axle friction; (3) Resistance of the air. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Historical and Technical Papers on Road Building in the United States Compiled Under the Direction of Roy Stone written by Roy STONE and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modern Road Building written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Modern Road Building: Being Reports of the Transactions of the First Congress of American Road Builders Held at Seattle, Washington, July 4, 1909 In about 1852 the development of the railroads took from the National Pike the bulk of travel and traffic, as well as the mails between the East and West. Thus began the period of decline of the most famous road in our history. Many interesting debates took place in Congress in relation to the construction Of the National Pike. Henry Clay was one Of the most ardent advocates of the measure. An argument used in one of his speeches was that when the Cumberland Roads and the State Road from Baltimore to Cumberland should be completed the journey from Baltimore to Wheeling would be reduced from eight days to three days. In 1804, 1805, and 1806, through the favor Of the National Con gress, the Lewis and Clark Expedition was organized, for the pur pose Oi establishing a route from the 'atlantic to the Pacific by following the Missouri to its source, and crossing to and following to tidewater the great river which forms the southern boundary of the state of Washington. Great credit is due Meriwether Lewis and Captain Clark and their company Of explorers in carrying out this work. Praise is also due to John C. Fremont, the eminent engineer, who in 1844 surveyed a route to these Shores through what was then named the South Pass of the Rockies. While not road builders in the strict sense Of the term, these determined men made the famous trails Of history that were primarily important factors in the establishment Of avenues of traffic, thereby making possible the magnificent development of the Pacific Slope. In his book on Road Building in the United States, General Roy Stone says that few are aware that, while the construction Of the Cumberland Road was in progress, twelve national roads were laid out in the states and territories, making what was regarded then as a complete system of highways, and that more or less work was done in opening and constructing these various highways. The plank road came into existence as a rival Of macadam con struction in the year 1835. The first road of this sort to be built in the United States was constructed at Syracuse in 1837. A large number of plank road companies were organized, and within fifteen years from the introduction of that method of road construction miles had been constructed in the state Of New York. These roads were usually built single track and Of planks eight by three inches, laid on stringers resting on more or less well laid founda tions. The average cost in New York was less than $2, 000 per mile, and their cheapness made them popular. During the period of cheap lumber plank roads were built extensively from the larger cities. Some Of them remain, but the gradually increasing cost of lumber has led to other methods of construction. Their usefulness has survived in one respect, however. NO community, after once having had a good plank road, could ever go back to the muddy and rutty earth road without strenuous protest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book State Aid to Road Building in New Jersey Classic Reprint written by Edward Burrough and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from State Aid to Road-Building in New Jersey So flagrant was the abuse of the system, together with the increase ing sentiment in favor of permanent roads, that the members of the State board of agriculture about ten years ago commenced the agita tion of the road question, and so pronounced was their condemnation of the then system of maintaining the public roads that a time was set apart for a discussion of the question with a view to a remedy. On the opening day of the arguments there was a large attendance of heavy tax-paying farmers, who manifested a great interest in the subject. This occurredin 1887, and in the minutes as presented in the report of that year will be found a record of the first practical effort on the part of the farmers for better roads. The result of the discus sion was the appointment of a committee, consisting of one member for each of the Congressional districts of the State, to examine the laws and suggest such amendments as in their judgment would best serve the interests of the great body of farmers who have been paying the taxes and driving through the mud. This committee held many Sessions and was confronted by a massof confusing road laws. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Old Pike written by Thomas B. Searight and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, With Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon Old' volumes of classic lore, but an accurate and complete history of its inception, purpose, construction and development, with the inci dents, accidents and anecdotes, which of necessity were connected with it, seems never to have been written. This should not be said of the great National Road of the United States of America. The Appian Way has been called the Queen of Roads. We claim for our National highway that it was the King of Roads. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Progress of Road Construction in the United States written by National Road Parliament and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Progress of Road Construction in the United States: Reports by Delegates to National Road Parliament Held at Atlanta, Ga., October 17-19, 1895 In regard to traveling: The commissioners travel by wagon as much as is practicable. The State provides us with a buckboard and team. We carry barometers and cameras and cyclometers on our wagon. We practice. Exactly what we preach, for we have wide tires on our wagon. The commission has traveled miles in the last five months. Such is the history of the movement for better roads in California. We hope to be able to continue to progress, and I assure you that we Shall always be pleased to receive communications and advice from good-road enthusiasts everywhere. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Highways and Highway Transportation Classic Reprint written by George Richard Chatburn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Highways and Highway Transportation The following pages on Highways and Highway Trans portation do not pretend to be an exhaustive treatise on the subject, but rather a glimpse of the vast development ofthe humble road and its office as an agency for transportation. Possibly the grandeur of the mountains is best appreciated by one who lives among them, who climbs their acclivitous heights, who daily experiences their power and majesty, and measures their magnitude by grim muscular exertion. But, even so, it would be foolish to contend that he who gets his information from the seat of a Pullman car receives no benefit from the hasty glimpse, or, that his imagination is not quickened and cultured by the experience. In writ ing this book, then, I have had constantly in mind the myriads of people who have not the time, and possibly not the facilities, to search the pages of the literature of the past for the origin and development, or to work out their present importance, of our amplification of roads and of road uses. It is felt that many of these people laudably desire a conversational knowledge of the origin, evolution and present status of highway transportation, even though it be glimpsed by a'very rapid passage through a very large subject. The primary objects have therefore been, to sketch briefly and simply the development of the transportation systems of the United States, to indicate their importance and mutual relations, to present some practical methods used in the operation of highway transport and to make occa sional suggestions for the betterment of the road as a usable machine for the benefit and pleasure of mankind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book New Roads and Road Laws in the United States Classic Reprint written by Roy Stone and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from New Roads and Road Laws in the United States About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Preliminary Report on the Roads and Road Building Materials of Georgia Classic Reprint written by S. W. McCallie and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Preliminary Report on the Roads and Road-Building Materials of Georgia A Preliminary Report on the Roads and Road-Building Materials of Georgia was written by S. W. McCallie in 1901. This is a 321 page book, containing 83834 words and 88 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Practical Road Building written by Charles E. Foote and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Practical Road Building: Endorsed by the National Highways Association and the American Automobile Association The destinies of the Nation depend on the conserva tion of its resources. In no one direction in the past has there been more waste than that caused by bad roads. If the information presented in these pages shall to any considerable extent add to the intelligent extension of country road building with the consequent advantages to the communities, States, and Nation, the author will consider that the Work involved in its preparation has been of value to the people of the country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Road Building Materials in Texas Classic Reprint written by James Philip Nash and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Road-Building Materials in Texas While, it is not always advantageous to use local materials, it is believed that the matter is important enough to deserve considerable investigation on the part of the engineer to deter mine what is the best material that can be obtained. After de termining this point, more intelligent judgment can be given as to whether or not the cost is such that it would pay him to use inferior material at a less cost. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
