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Download or read book Geology of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Potomac River Corridor District of Columbia Maryland West Virginia and Virginia written by Scott Southworth and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Geology of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Potomac River Corridor District of Columbia Maryland West Virginia and Virginia written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is 184.5 mi long and extends from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Md. The canal passes through three physiographic provinces including the Piedmont, Valley and Ridge, and the Blue Ridge; the map area also includes rocks of the Coastal Plain and Appalachian Plateaus provinces. Each province contains unique packages of rocks that influenced the character of the canal and towpath. The ages of the bedrock encountered along the length of the park range from Mesoproterozoic to Jurassic and represent a variety of tectonic and depositional environments. The different rock types and surficial deposits dictated the various construction methods for the canal, which was excavated in Quaternary flood-plain deposits as well as through bedrock. The ancient course of the Potomac River and the deposits it left behind also influenced the location of the canal and towpath. The engineers made good use of the many rock types to construct the locks, dams, aqueducts, and culverts that guided water from the Potomac River into the canal and maintained the water level as canal boats traveled between higher elevations in western Maryland to sea level in Washington, D.C. The canal and towpath provide a unique transect across the central Appalachian region for examining the rich geologic diversity and history.

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Download or read book Highlights of the Geology and Engineering of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal written by William E. Davies and published by American Geophysical Union. This book was released on 1991-01-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Field Trip Guidebooks Series, Volume 206. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park offers an opportunity to examine most of the rock formations and geologic structures typical of the Potomac Appalachians as well as many features of civil engineering related to the C&O Canal. This can be done in a safe and leisurely manner along the canal towpath. Several plants along the canal are to be avoided. Poison Ivy growth is rampant. The plant grows as low ground cover, as a bush and as a vine. Poison Ivy is characterized by leaves in clusters of three. Contact of the skin with the plant or with its secretions on clothing, shoes and other personal objects can result in a severe skin irritation that lasts up to a month. Another annoying plant is the nettle. On contact, even where the skin is covered by clothing, this plant can inject a toxin that numbs the skin for several hours leaving a persistent itch for a day. During the warm season ticks, which carry spotted fever and Lyme disease, are common throughout the area. It is prudent after being in the field to make a careful check to see if ticks are on the body and remove them. Two poisonous snakes are in the region. The Timber Rattler is a dangerous viper but is seldom encountered. It is not aggressive and generally moves off unless cornered or surprised. It occurs mainly in sandstone areas. The Copperhead is common in all parts of the area. Its bite causes injury but it is seldom fatal to adults.

Download or read book An Uncommon Passage written by Edward K. Muller and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Allegheny Passage Trail forms a hiking and biking route stretching approximately 150 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cumberland, Maryland, where it connects with the C&O Canal Towpath to reach Washington, DC. The trail is the culmination of many years of work by the Allegheny Trail Alliance, which joined seven separate trail organizations from Pennsylvania and Maryland to acquire and develop the land. Formerly an Indian path, trade route, military road, railway link, and part of the original National Road-the trail is truly a path to American history. An Uncommon Passage guides readers through the fascinating story of this trail, as a critical link in the western expansion of colonial America, and a pathway to the development of the Southwestern Pennsylvania region. The book explores the British outposts and forts, early settlers and frontier life, developing towns and cities, rise and predominance of industry, later environmentalism and preservation, natural resources, rivers, flora and geological features that comprise the trail and its environs. The engaging narrative is complemented by an extensive selection of historical illustrations and the contemporary photography of Paul g. Wiegman, all of which reveal the stunning scenery and pictorial history of the region. An Uncommon Passage offers a journey through both time and space to capture the heritage and surroundings of a region that would grow to prosper and help build a nation.

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Download or read book On and Around the Cincinnati Arch and Niagara Escarpment written by Geological Society of America. North-Central Section. Meeting and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, produced in conjunction with the GSA North-Central Section Meeting held in Dayton, Ohio, April 2012, has a mix of papers ranging from stratigraphy, paleontology, and hydrogeology, to geomorphology, drainage basins, and building stones. The geographic spread of the chapters focuses mainly on an area bounded by those counties adjacent to Montgomery County, but also extends beyond -- from Paulding County in the north to Georgetown, Kentucky, in the south. Topics include the Silurian stratigraphy of southwestern Ohio, drainage basins of the Mad River and Little Miami River, the relationship between geology and groundwater of the Inner Bluegrass Region, Kentucky (and its connection to the distilling and aging of bourbon), and the building stones of Dayton, as well as an introduction to the geology of the Dayton area.

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