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Book Kanawha River  W  Va

Download or read book Kanawha River W Va written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Tears That Flow Into The Kanawha River

Download or read book The Tears That Flow Into The Kanawha River written by Leon Breckenridge and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Tears that Flow into the Kanawha River" is about a man named Leon Breckenridge who relives his life about his experiences as an African American man living in a segregated community by the Kanawha River, before advancing to desegregation. Leon recalls the people who set the foundation for his trials, pains, failures, triumphs, and success. He writes about his younger years in the 1960s and thereon when his father put a 38-pistol to his head, and his mother suffering from mental illness. He takes us back to the 1960s when black and brown people protest for equality. People riot and hurt each other while vandalizing properties. Leon shares stories about living in Massachusetts and the people he met along the way that made an impact in his life. He gains strength due to his faith in Jesus Christ. Leon Breckenridge is a Vietnam Veteran who resides in Massachusetts with his family. After he retired, he decided to write an autobiography to share his life stories living in Montgomery West Virginia as a young boy during time of racial tension. One of the many concerns Leon carried over the years are the demolition of Simmons High School that was a historic Black school and the destruction of the African American cemetery where the bones of the slaves had their last resting place.

Book Kanawha River  W  Va   and Ohio River

Download or read book Kanawha River W Va and Ohio River written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book History of the James River and Kanawha Company

Download or read book History of the James River and Kanawha Company written by Wayland Fuller Dunaway and published by AMS Press. This book was released on 1922 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Along the Kanawha River

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joseph Phillips
  • Publisher : Images of America
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 9780738599458
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Along the Kanawha River written by Joseph Phillips and published by Images of America. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kanawha River is a prominent natural feature running through West Virginia's Putnam County. Beginning in the 19th century, small, permanent towns began to appear along the river's banks. The waterway served as a vital mode of transportation for these burgeoning communities. Buffalo has a rich agricultural history and a historic town center with several buildings in the National Register of Historic Places. Eleanor was one of three New Deal settlements established by Eleanor Roosevelt. Winfield, the county seat, was named after Gen. Winfield Scott. Nitro was seemingly built overnight as a US ammunition facility during World War I. While each town has its own identity, it shares a common link--the Kanawha River. Along the Kanawha River chronicles Civil War-era residents, floods in the early 1900s, and economic hard times in the 1930s. This pictorial history captures the diversity of these communities and the ways in which they flourished along the Kanawha River.

Book The Great Kanawha Navigation

Download or read book The Great Kanawha Navigation written by Emory L. Kemp and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2017-03-13 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vision of a central waterway connecting tidewater Virginia with the Ohio River to rival the Erie Canal persisted for decades during the 19th century. The idea was at first fostered by the commonwealth of Virginia and then reincarnated as the Central Water Line, which was endorsed by the federal government. It was a grand vision, and though never implemented, the Great Kanawha Navigation nevertheless became a highly successful regionally controlled waterway that developed the rich resources of the Kanawha Valley. Emory Kemp has compiled a comprehensive history of navigation on the Great Kanawha River, detailing the industrial archaeology of this waterway from the early 19th century, and offering a detailed case study of a major 19th- and early 20th-century civil engineering project that would significantly advance the nation's industrial development.Using the early unsuccessful attempts to connect the James River and western waters as a background, The Great Kanawha Navigation emphasizes technological innovation and construction of navigational structures on the river. With the river men championing open navigation during favorable stages of the river, and at the same time clamoring for controls to ensure navigation during periods of low flow, the Corps of Engineers responded with the concept of the movable dam to provide a cost-effective means of moving bulk cargo, especially coal, salt, lumber, cement, and chemicals, along nearly 100 miles of the Great Kanawha River. The Great Kanawha Navigation employed a series of ten locks and dams and became a laboratory for the use of movable dams in the United States, using first the French Chanoine shutter wicket dam and then the German Roller Gate dam. The innovative technology of the ten dams, the volume of freight carried and the management of the system by the Corps of Engineers made this one of the most significant public works in the nation. Each of the two systems provided cost-effective and environmentally sound means to tap the rich mineral resources of the Kanawha Valley. By any measure, the Great Kanawha Navigation has been one of the more successful ventures of the Corps of Engineers; Kemp has provided extensive photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and maps to further emphasize the construction of the various hydraulic structures. The result is an interesting and significant blend of biographical, technical, political, geographical, and industrial history that will delight historians of technology and the region.

Book Kanawha River  West Virginia

    Book Details:
  • Author : United States. U.S. Congress. House. Committee on rivers and harbors
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1928
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 34 pages

Download or read book Kanawha River West Virginia written by United States. U.S. Congress. House. Committee on rivers and harbors and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Report on the Improvement of the Kanawha and Incidentally of the Ohio River

Download or read book Report on the Improvement of the Kanawha and Incidentally of the Ohio River written by Charles Ellet and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kanawha River  W Va   and Ohio River  Hearings     on the Subject of Continuing the Improvement

Download or read book Kanawha River W Va and Ohio River Hearings on the Subject of Continuing the Improvement written by United States. U.S. Congress. House. Committee on rivers and harbors and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Kanawha Valley

Download or read book The Kanawha Valley written by J. A. Gibbons and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Along the Kanawha River

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joseph M. Phillips
  • Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
  • Release : 2013-09-09
  • ISBN : 9781531667337
  • Pages : 130 pages

Download or read book Along the Kanawha River written by Joseph M. Phillips and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kanawha River is a prominent natural feature running through West Virginia's Putnam County. Beginning in the 19th century, small, permanent towns began to appear along the river's banks. The waterway served as a vital mode of transportation for these burgeoning communities. Buffalo has a rich agricultural history and a historic town center with several buildings in the National Register of Historic Places. Eleanor was one of three New Deal settlements established by Eleanor Roosevelt. Winfield, the county seat, was named after Gen. Winfield Scott. Nitro was seemingly built overnight as a US ammunition facility during World War I. While each town has its own identity, it shares a common link--the Kanawha River. Along the Kanawha River chronicles Civil War-era residents, floods in the early 1900s, and economic hard times in the 1930s. This pictorial history captures the diversity of these communities and the ways in which they flourished along the Kanawha River.

Book Kanawha River Navigation Study  Winfield Lock Replacement

Download or read book Kanawha River Navigation Study Winfield Lock Replacement written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Navigation Charts  Kanawha River  Huntington District

Download or read book Navigation Charts Kanawha River Huntington District written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Huntington District and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kanawha River Gold

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jim Barney
  • Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
  • Release : 2020-02-21
  • ISBN : 164610434X
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Kanawha River Gold written by Jim Barney and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kanawha River Gold By: Jim Barney Civil War buffs, problem solvers, and online sellers will enjoy Kanawha River Gold. Set in the town of Winfield, WV, several local folks find a listing on eBay for a logbook that was taken down the Kanawha River in the early 1900s on a treasure hunting expedition. The logbook contained clues to a Confederate Civil War treasure hidden somewhere along the river to keep it from Union forces, but the treasure hunters were overcome by icy waters and strong currents and the logbook was lost. This fast-paced tale will carry you on a journey with as many twists and turns as the Kanawha River and includes plenty of local history. Communities such as Leon, Frazier’s Bottom, and Poca become part of the treasure hunting adventure, and the Vignere Code, used by the Confederate Army to pass messages, may be the key to finding the location. Kanawha River Gold will entertain you with characters and events you can relate to on your journey through West Virginia.

Book The Central Water line from the Ohio River to the Virginia Capes

Download or read book The Central Water line from the Ohio River to the Virginia Capes written by Edward Lorraine and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: