Daniel Van Slyke papers, 1795-1880.

Van Slyke family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65r41bc (family)

Van Slyke, Daniel, 1799-1831.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z63n68 (person)

Daniel Van Slyke (1799-1831) was a civil engineer who worked on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. From the description of Daniel Van Slyke papers, 1795-1880. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 86164327 From the guide to the Daniel Van Slyke papers, 1795-1880, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bw1gx5 (corporateBody)

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...