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 The Early Development of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Project written by George Washington Ward and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 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 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. 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.
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Download or read book The Early Development of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Project Classic Reprint written by George Washington Ward and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Early Development of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Project Ground was broken for the work by John Quincy Adams, then President of the United States, on the Fourth of July, 1828, the same day on which ground was broken for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, by the venerable Charles Carroll, Of Carrollton. Thus auspiciously begun under the patronage Of the United States, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal soon came into the care of the state of Maryland, and was not completed to Cumberland until October, 1850, more than twenty-two years after the work was commenced. Such, in a word, is the origin of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. 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 Early Development of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Project written by George Washington Ward and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT FOR A CANAL. It would be difficult to say precisely where or when the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal project had its origin. The Board of Public Works of Virginia, soon after its creation by Act of Assembly in 1816, had suggested that a connection might be effected between the waters of the Potomac and those of the Ohio "by a navigable canal." 1 There was no response to this suggestion, but in 1819 the board received an application from the Potomac Company for an examination with a view to decide upon the best policy to be adopted for the future in order to give full effect to the purposes of that company's charter.2 As a result of this appeal, the General Assembly of Virginia passed a resolution, January 8, 1820, requesting the Board of Public Works to inquire into the expediency of directing the principal engineer to examine the waters of the Potomac, above the upper line of the District of Columbia, with a view to ascertain and report upon the most efficient means of im 1 House Report No. 90, 19th Congress, 2d Session, 2. 2 The Potomac Company was chartered by Virginia in 1784; the charter was confirmed by Maryland in 1785, and in the same year George Washington was chosen president. The company at once engaged in a determined and persistent effort to render navigable the channel of the Potomac River. The effort was only partially successful. Only one dividend was ever paid ($3000, in 1811), and by 1819 the company had expended every dollar of its stock, its entire income for thirty-five years, besides creating a debt of $100,000, while the condition of the River channel was still so obstructed that the income from tolls was not sufficient to meet operating expenses. It was under these circumstances that...
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Download or read book The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present written by Clarence R. Geier and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of underwater archaeology. Written by prominent archaeologists with research experience in their respective topic areas, the chapters consider important issues of Virginia history and consider how the discipline of historic archaeology has addressed them and needs to address them . Changes in research strategy over time are discussed , and recommendations are made concerning the need to recognize the diverse and often differing roles and impacts that characterized the different regions of Virginia over the course of its historic past. Significant issues in Virginia history needing greater study are identified.
Download or read book Over the Alleghenies written by Robert J. Kapsch and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1826 and 1858 the state of Pennsylvania built and operated the largest and most technologically advanced system of canals and railroads in North America-almost one thousand miles of transport that stretched from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and beyond. The construction of this ambitious transportation system was accompanied by great euphoria. It was widely believed that the revenue created from these canals and railroads would eliminate the need for all taxes on state citizens. Yet with the Panic of 1837, a financial crisis much like boom and bust cycle that ended in 2008, a deep recession fell across the country. By 1858, Pennsylvania had sold all canals and railroads to private companies, often for pennies-on-the-dollar. Over the Alleghenies: Early Canals and Railroads of Pennsylvania is the definitive history of the state of Pennsylvania's incredible canal and railroad system. Although often condemned as a colossal failure, this construction effort remains an innovative, magnificent feat that ushered in modern transportation to Pennsylvania and the entire country. With extensive primary research, over one hundred illustrations, newspapers clippings, and charts and graphs, Over the Alleghenies examines and dissects the infrastructure project that bankrupted the wealthiest state in the Union.
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Download or read book Stranger Citizens written by John McNelis O'Keefe and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stranger Citizens examines how foreign migrants who resided in the United States gave shape to citizenship in the decades after American independence in 1783. During this formative time, lawmakers attempted to shape citizenship and the place of immigrants in the new nation, while granting the national government new powers such as deportation. John McNelis O'Keefe argues that despite the challenges of public and official hostility that they faced in the late 1700s and early 1800s, migrant groups worked through lobbying, engagement with government officials, and public protest to create forms of citizenship that worked for them. This push was made not only by white men immigrating from Europe; immigrants of color were able to secure footholds of rights and citizenship, while migrant women asserted legal independence, challenging traditional notions of women's subordination. Stranger Citizens emphasizes the making of citizenship from the perspectives of migrants themselves, and demonstrates the rich varieties and understandings of citizenship and personhood exercised by foreign migrants and refugees. O'Keefe boldly reverses the top-down model wherein citizenship was constructed only by political leaders and the courts. Thanks to generous funding from the Sustainable History Monograph Pilot and the Mellon Foundation the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access (OA) volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other Open Access repositories.
Download or read book Places from the Past written by Clare Lise Cavicchi and published by Maryland National Capital Park &. This book was released on 2001 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The C O Canal written by Dorothy Camagna and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Already obsolete by the time construction finished in 1850, the C&O Canal nevertheless remained in operation for seventy-four years, until 1924. By then, several devastating floods had sent the canal into receivership, and the canaller's way of life vanished due to competition from other forms of transportation and shipping, lack of funds, and natural disasters. Yet in 1828, when the young nation depended on its waterways, the C&O Canal served to link the port of Georgetown with Pittsburgh, thereby connecting the Chesapeake Bay and the Ohio River. The canal's inauguration realized the dream of speculators such as George Washington and others to connect the coastal plain, via the Potomac River, with the western frontier. Nowadays history and nature are jointly preserved along the canal's length. In "The C&O Canal", Dorothy Camagna's superb photography and narrative present a compelling account of the canal's mission, structures, and unique way of life. From tidewater Georgetown to Cumberland, the canal's ultimate terminus in the Allegheny Plateau, "The C&O Canal" brilliantly illustrates the allure of both the former waterway and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
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Download or read book Digest of Public General Bills with Index written by Library of Congress. Legislative Reference Service and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 1508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Visible Hand written by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of large-scale business enterprise—big business and its managers—during the formative years of modern capitalism (from the 1850s until the 1920s) is delineated in this pathmarking book. Alfred Chandler, Jr., the distinguished business historian, sets forth the reasons for the dominance of big business in American transportation, communications, and the central sectors of production and distribution.
