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Book/Printed Material Deterioration of river and harbor works. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of deterioration of river and harbor works. January 3, 1900. -\- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Doc. 56-230

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Title

  • Deterioration of river and harbor works. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of deterioration of river and harbor works. January 3, 1900. -\- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Doc. 56-230

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. War Department
  • United States. War Department. Engineer Department

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1900.

Headings

  • -  Breakwaters
  • -  Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
  • -  Dams
  • -  Dikes (Engineering)
  • -  Dredging
  • -  Harbors
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Piers
  • -  Bodies of water
  • -  Rivers
  • -  Banks (Oceanography)
  • -  Sand bars
  • -  Snags (Forestry)
  • -  Cost
  • -  Maintenance
  • -  Repairing

Genre

  • Legislative materials
  • Government publication

Medium

  • 1 online resource (14 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 56-1:H.DOC.230
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 3974

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024856073

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, United States War Department, and United States War Department. Engineer Department. Deterioration of river and harbor works. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of deterioration of river and harbor works. January 3, . -\- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1900] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024856073/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A., United States War Department & United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1900) Deterioration of river and harbor works. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of deterioration of river and harbor works. January 3, . -\- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors 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/2024856073/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Deterioration of river and harbor works. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of deterioration of river and harbor works. January 3, . -\- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1900] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024856073/>.