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Book/Printed Material Ohio River -- falls at Louisville. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, &c., as to the best mode of improving the navigation of the Ohio River at the falls at Louisville. May 3, 1852. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals

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Title

  • Ohio River -- falls at Louisville. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, &c., as to the best mode of improving the navigation of the Ohio River at the falls at Louisville. May 3, 1852. Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals

Names

  • United States. Congress. House
  • Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
  • United States. President (1850-1853 : Fillmore)
  • United States. War Department
  • United States. Topographical Bureau

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : [publisher not identified], 1852.

Headings

  • -  Canals
  • -  Federal aid to transportation
  • -  Revenue
  • -  Factory and trade waste
  • -  Inland water transportation
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Waterfalls
  • -  Construction
  • -  Cost
  • -  Financial statements

Genre

  • Legislative materials

Notes

  • -  Index, p. 39.
  • -  Appendix to the report on the existing canal, called the Louisville and Portland Canal, following p. 39.
  • -  SERIALSETDELIVERY1

Medium

  • 1 online resource (67 pages) : tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 32-1:H.EX.DOC.95
  • Y 1.1/2:644

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022690586

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, Millard Fillmore, United States President, United States War Department, and United States Topographical Bureau. Ohio River -- falls at Louisville. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, &c., as to the best mode of improving the navigation of the Ohio River at the falls at Louisville. May 3, . Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified, 1852] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022690586/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Fillmore, M., United States President, United States War Department & United States Topographical Bureau. (1852) Ohio River -- falls at Louisville. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, &c., as to the best mode of improving the navigation of the Ohio River at the falls at Louisville. May 3, . Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022690586/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Ohio River -- falls at Louisville. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War, &c., as to the best mode of improving the navigation of the Ohio River at the falls at Louisville. May 3, . Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified, 1852] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022690586/>.