Great Kanawha Navigation

by Emory L. Kemp

Book Overview

The vision of a central waterway connecting tidewater Virginia with the Ohio River to rival the Erie Canal persisted for decades during the 19th century. The idea was at first fostered by the commonwealth of Virginia and then reincarnated as the Central Water Line, which was endorsed by the federal government. It was a grand vision, and though never implemented, the Great Kanawha Navigation nevertheless became a highly successful regionally controlled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822941120
• ISBN13: 9780822941125
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"