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Book/Printed Material Reservoirs to promote the navigation of the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information concerning the effect of reservoirs upon the navigation of the Mississippi River. February 13, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 45-49

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Title

  • Reservoirs to promote the navigation of the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information concerning the effect of reservoirs upon the navigation of the Mississippi River. February 13, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 45-49

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Farquhar, Francis V.
  • Houston, D. C. (David Crawford)
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
  • United States. War Department
  • United States. War Department. Engineer Department

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1878.

Headings

  • -  United States.--War Department.--Engineer Department
  • -  Hydraulic engineering
  • -  Hydrographic surveying
  • -  Inland water transportation
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Reservoirs
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Surveying
  • -  Cost
  • -  Chippewa River (Wis.)
  • -  Lake Winnebago (Wis.)
  • -  Mississippi River
  • -  Saint Croix River (Wisconsin/Minnesota)
  • -  Wisconsin River (Wis.)
  • -  Wisconsin

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Executive department publications
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (362 pages). illustrations, maps, tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 45-2:H.EX.DOC.49
  • Y 1.1/2:1806

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024764570

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, Francis V Farquhar, D. C Houston, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, United States Army. Corps Of Engineers, United States War Department, and United States War Department. Engineer Department. Reservoirs to promote the navigation of the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information concerning the effect of reservoirs upon the navigation of the Mississippi River. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1878] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024764570/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Farquhar, F. V., Houston, D. C., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A., United States Army. Corps Of Engineers [...] United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1878) Reservoirs to promote the navigation of the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information concerning the effect of reservoirs upon the navigation of the Mississippi River. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024764570/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Reservoirs to promote the navigation of the Mississippi River. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information concerning the effect of reservoirs upon the navigation of the Mississippi River. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1878] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024764570/>.