The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

by Mary H. Rubin

Book Overview

From the fights of founding fathers to those fought in the supreme court, the pivotal role of this unassuming canal comes to life with historic images and insider insights.

With the founding of his Patowmack Company in 1785, George Washington first hoped to make the Potomac River a viable route to America's West. The skirting canals the company constructed around the Great Falls rapids at Harpers Ferry, Seneca, and Little Falls...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738515981
• ISBN13: 9780738515984
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"