Author: Alexandria Canal Company
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Category : Alexandria Canal (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Report of the President & Directors of the Alexandria Canal Company
Author: Alexandria Canal Company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alexandria Canal (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alexandria Canal (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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The Alexandria Canal
Author: Thomas Swiftwater Hahn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885907011
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885907011
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Alexandria Canal Company. March 30, 1832. Mr. Mercer, from the Committee on Internal Improvements, Made the Following Report: The Committee on Internal Improvements, to Whom was Referred ... the Memorial of the Alexandria Canal Company, Praying a Subscription on the Part of the United States to the Stock of that Canal ...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Internal Improvements
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Category : Alexandria Canal (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alexandria Canal (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Maryland
Author: United States. National Park Service
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Category : Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Category : Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Canals
Author: Robert J. Kapsch
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393730883
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393730883
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system.
Geology of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Potomac River Corridor, District of Columbia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia
Author: Scott Southworth
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Alexandria, 1861-1865
Author: Charles A. Mills
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738553443
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Alexandria and Northern Virginia were the first areas to feel the fury of the Civil War. The New York Herald war correspondent observed, "Many hamlets and towns have been destroyed during the war, Alexandria has most suffered. It has been in the uninterrupted possession of the Federals. . . . Alexandria is filled with ruined people; they walk as strangers through their ancient streets, and their property is no longer theirs to possess. . . . these things ensued, as the natural results of civil war; and one's sympathies were everywhere enlisted for the poor, the exiled, and the bereaved." This book graphically portrays the scenes of war and occupation.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738553443
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Alexandria and Northern Virginia were the first areas to feel the fury of the Civil War. The New York Herald war correspondent observed, "Many hamlets and towns have been destroyed during the war, Alexandria has most suffered. It has been in the uninterrupted possession of the Federals. . . . Alexandria is filled with ruined people; they walk as strangers through their ancient streets, and their property is no longer theirs to possess. . . . these things ensued, as the natural results of civil war; and one's sympathies were everywhere enlisted for the poor, the exiled, and the bereaved." This book graphically portrays the scenes of war and occupation.
Building Washington
Author: Robert J. Kapsch
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421424886
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A richly illustrated behind-the-scenes tour of how the nation’s capital was built. In 1790, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson set out to build a new capital for the United States of America in just ten years. The area they selected on the banks of the Potomac River, a spot halfway between the northern and southern states, had few resources or inhabitants. Almost everything needed to build the federal city would have to be brought in, including materials, skilled workers, architects, and engineers. It was a daunting task, and these American Founding Fathers intended to do it without congressional appropriation. Robert J. Kapsch’s beautifully illustrated book chronicles the early planning and construction of our nation’s capital. It shows how Washington, DC, was meant to be not only a government center but a great commercial hub for the receipt and transshipment of goods arriving through the Potomac Canal, then under construction. Picturesque plans would not be enough; the endeavor would require extensive engineering and the work of skilled builders. By studying an extensive library of original documents—from cost estimates to worker time logs to layout plans—Kapsch has assembled a detailed account of the hurdles that complicated this massive project. While there have been many books on the architecture and planning of this iconic city, Building Washington explains the engineering and construction behind it.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421424886
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A richly illustrated behind-the-scenes tour of how the nation’s capital was built. In 1790, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson set out to build a new capital for the United States of America in just ten years. The area they selected on the banks of the Potomac River, a spot halfway between the northern and southern states, had few resources or inhabitants. Almost everything needed to build the federal city would have to be brought in, including materials, skilled workers, architects, and engineers. It was a daunting task, and these American Founding Fathers intended to do it without congressional appropriation. Robert J. Kapsch’s beautifully illustrated book chronicles the early planning and construction of our nation’s capital. It shows how Washington, DC, was meant to be not only a government center but a great commercial hub for the receipt and transshipment of goods arriving through the Potomac Canal, then under construction. Picturesque plans would not be enough; the endeavor would require extensive engineering and the work of skilled builders. By studying an extensive library of original documents—from cost estimates to worker time logs to layout plans—Kapsch has assembled a detailed account of the hurdles that complicated this massive project. While there have been many books on the architecture and planning of this iconic city, Building Washington explains the engineering and construction behind it.
Annual Report of the Secretary of War
Author: United States. War Department
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
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Annual Reports of the War Department
Author: United States. War Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
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