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West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Primary Collecting Areas:
West Virginia and Appalachia History and Culture
Description:
The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to the records that document the history and culture of the state and the central Appalachian region. The Center is part of West Virginia University Libraries.
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Start Over Repository West Virginia and Regional History Center Collection Ohio River Data Scrapbook, 1945/1960
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Ohio River Data Scrapbook, 1945/1960

0.19 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/4 in. (1 unboxed scrapbook, 1/2 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
This collection consists of one scrapbook, compiled by Dan B. Fleming, of St. Mary's, WV, between the years of 1945 and 1960. It contains a variety of information concerning the Ohio River. Subjects covered include: flood records, flood control projects, history of the river, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact of 1948, navigation, snow and ice records, the proposed Lake Erie and Ohio River Canal (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), and the Ohio River Valley Improvement Association, Inc. The material collected is in the form of diagrams, charts, maps, reports, correspondence, and clippings, much of which was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The original purpose for compiling this information, especially the flood records, was apparently for use in planning an American Cyanamid plant at Willow Island, WV. Fleming seems to have been an employee of the American Cyanamid Company, Calco Chemical Division, at the time. He had been a West Virginia State Senator from 1933 to 1943.
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Ohio River Data Scrapbook, 1945/1960 0.19 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/4 in. (1 unboxed scrapbook, 1/2 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

This collection consists of one scrapbook, compiled by Dan B. Fleming, of St. Mary's, WV, between the years of 1945 and 1960. It contains a variety of information concerning the Ohio River. Subjects covered include: flood records, flood control projects, history of the river, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact of 1948, navigation, snow and ice records, the proposed Lake Erie and Ohio River Canal (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), and the Ohio River Valley Improvement Association, Inc. The material collected is in the form of diagrams, charts, maps, reports, correspondence, and clippings, much of which was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The original purpose for compiling this information, especially the flood records, was apparently for use in planning an American Cyanamid plant at Willow Island, WV. Fleming seems to have been an employee of the American Cyanamid Company, Calco Chemical Division, at the time. He had been a West Virginia State Senator from 1933 to 1943.

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