Register of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal certificates, April 25, 1833-April 10, 1846.
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Virginia. Board of Public Works. Internal Improvement Fund.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
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Now a national park, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was once a major transportation artery that ran parallel to the Potomac River from Cumberland, Maryland, to Georgetown in the District of Columbia. The canal operated from the mid-nineteenth century into the 1930s and was used primarily for the transportation of coal and bulk agricultural products. These products, produced in the inland regions of the developing nation, were vital to the continuing prosperity of Tidewater cities and...
Virginia. Treasurer's Office
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Acts of the General Assembly passed in 1819, 1821, and 1825 provided for "clearing and improving the navigation of the James River and for uniting the eastern and western waters, by the James and Kanawha Rivers, and for other purposes." These acts underscored the economic necessity of improving the waterways for commerce. From the description of Transfer of stock book of the James River Company, July 22, 1823-March 11, 1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122632160 From the ...