Download or read book The Chesapeake Ohio Canal pathway to the Nation s Capital written by Thomas F. Hahn and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chesapeake and Ohio Canal written by United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1991 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful illustrated handbook provides information on the 19th century canal era such as: how the canal was built, how it worked, who made it work, and what it contributed to developing agriculture, mining, and industry in the Potomac River basin. Also provides a concise travel guide with detailed canal maps, and other reference materials to make the most of a visit to the canal.
Download or read book The Early Development of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Project written by George Washington Ward and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canals For A Nation written by Ronald E. Shaw and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All but forgotten except as a part of nostalgic lore, American canals during the first half of the nineteenth century provided a transportation network that was vital to the development of the new nation. They lowered transportation costs, carried a vast grain trade from western farms to eastern ports, delivered Pennsylvania coal to New York, and carried thousands of passengers at what seemed effortless speed. Along their courses sprang up new towns and cities and with them new economic growth. Canals for a Nation brings together in one volume a survey of all the major American canals. Here are accounts of innovative engineering, of near heroic figures who devoted their lives to canals, and of canal projects that triumphed over all the uncertainties of the political process.
Download or read book The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal written by Mary H. Rubin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003-11-19 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the fights of founding fathers to those fought in the supreme court, the pivotal role of this unassuming canal comes to life with historic images and insider insights. With the founding of his Patowmack Company in 1785, George Washington first hoped to make the Potomac River a viable route to America's West. The skirting canals the company constructed around the Great Falls rapids at Harpers Ferry, Seneca, and Little Falls made the Potomac's rushing waters navigable. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company was chartered by Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania in 1828 to build a truly useful canal through to the Ohio Valley. President John Quincy Adams turned the first spadeful of dirt on Independence Day of 1828 for what was hailed as the "Great National Project" to connect Georgetown to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The canal created an entire community of people and a way of life different from any other. At the height of operations, over 500 boats plied the 184.5 miles of the canal's waters. After many financial difficulties, competition from railroads, and the devastating effects of the Civil War as well as a flood, the canal went into receivership and was closed in 1924. In 1954, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas brought attention back to the canal with a fight to preserve the natural beauty for local residents. Today, the canal-listed as a National Historical Park-provides thousands with recreational opportunities, scenic nature trails, and gorgeous views.
Download or read book Chesapeake Ohio Canal National Historical Park District of Columbia Maryland written by John G. Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chesapeake Ohio Canal National Historical Park General Plan Environmental Assessment EA 1975 B1 General Plan 1976 B2 Great Falls Park Draft Assessment of Alternatives 1978 B3 Stabilization of Paw Paw Tunnel Portals 1979 B4 Seneca to Cumberland Section Interpretive Prospectus 1979 B5 Statement for Management B6 Revised Statement for Management 1979 B7 Great Falls Park Assessment of Alternatives 1979 B8 Land Acqisition Plan B9 Chesapeake Ohio Canal Cumberland North Branch Environmental Assessment EA written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chesapeake Ohio Canal National Historical Park District of Columbia Maryland written by John G. Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home on the Canal written by Elizabeth Kytle and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1996-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the C & O Canal in Maryland along the Potomac River, including summaries of interviews with eleven men and women who had lived or worked on the canal while it was in operation.
Download or read book Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Maryland Including Map Showing Accesses to Towpath written by and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committee Serial No. 29. Considers establishing the park and the park's possible conflict with proposed River Bend Dam and Reservoir construction on Potomac River.
Download or read book The Great National Project written by Walter S. Sanderlin and published by Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins Press. This book was released on 1947 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great National Project written by Walter S. Sanderlin and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Historical Park written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers (85) S. 77.
Download or read book Farming Along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 1828 1971 written by Perry Carpenter Wheelock and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The National Road written by Robert Bruce and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
