C&O and Alexandria Canals, 1870/1997
- Containers:
- Box 112
- Scope and content:
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Kemp's student, Thomas Hahn, conducted research on lock and dam technology and the C&O Canal. This box includes correspondence, photographs, drawings, memorandum, pamphlets, reports, etc. Subjects include C&O lock houses, the C&O canal, the Alexandria Canal, the Welland Canal, the Potomac Aqueduct, Lock #24, iron industry in Maryland, etc. Highlights include an HAER report on the Conococheague Creek Aqueduct and an archaeological report on the Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal. The following oversize material was moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 4 with Box 113: two sheets of handwritten notes (undated).
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Parent restrictions:
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