History and features of one thousand miles of canals to foster commerce within state are reviewed; review includes unusual construction of first major tunnel in United States, and one of earliest railroads, and 37-mi portage railroad which lifted and lowered canal boats across backbone of Alleghenys, total height of 2546 ft on 10 inclined planes using cables powered by stationary steam engines.


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    Titel :

    Amazing Pennsylvania canals


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Civ Eng (NY)


    Beteiligte:
    Shank, W.H. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1965


    Format / Umfang :

    4 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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