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The Composite Locks: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Monument, Historical Data Section

E. C. Bearss

The report is a thorough historic study of the composite locks along the C & O Canal. It was initiated to insure that there would be 'an accurate and historic restoration' of those locks which the National Park Service was administratively determined to restore. The report discusses the problems the C & O Canal Company faced in financing the construction of the canal and in the actual construction. Costs, materials, and specifications for the completion of this section of the canal are provided with narrative on the difficulties encountered by the Hunter, Harris & Company firm as well as other firms in meeting construction deadlines. Maintenance of the composite locks from 1857-1910 is also discussed. The appendices include specifications, drawings, and plans.

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The Composite Locks: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Monument, Historical Data Section

E. C. Bearss

The report is a thorough historic study of the composite locks along the C & O Canal. It was initiated to insure that there would be 'an accurate and historic restoration' of those locks which the National Park Service was administratively determined to restore. The report discusses the problems the C & O Canal Company faced in financing the construction of the canal and in the actual construction. Costs, materials, and specifications for the completion of this section of the canal are provided with narrative on the difficulties encountered by the Hunter, Harris & Company firm as well as other firms in meeting construction deadlines. Maintenance of the composite locks from 1857-1910 is also discussed. The appendices include specifications, drawings, and plans.

The Composite Locks: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Monument, Historical Data Section

E. C. Bearss

The report is a thorough historic study of the composite locks along the C & O Canal. It was initiated to insure that there would be 'an accurate and historic restoration' of those locks which the National Park Service was administratively determined to restore. The report discusses the problems the C & O Canal Company faced in financing the construction of the canal and in the actual construction. Costs, materials, and specifications for the completion of this section of the canal are provided with narrative on the difficulties encountered by the Hunter, Harris & Company firm as well as other firms in meeting construction deadlines. Maintenance of the composite locks from 1857-1910 is also discussed. The appendices include specifications, drawings, and plans.

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Title:

The Composite Locks: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Monument, Historical Data Section

Contributors:

E. C. Bearss (author)

Publication date:

1968

Size:

115 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Education, Law, & Humanities , Civil Engineering , Canal locks , Locks(Waterways) , Renovation , Cost estimates , Construction costs , Specifications , Planning , Chesapeake and Ohio Canal , Historic preservation

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