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Book/Printed Material Canal connecting the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the ship canal to connect the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. April 17, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 43-220

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Title

  • Canal connecting the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the ship canal to connect the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. April 17, 1874. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Ex. Doc. 43-220

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, 1874.

Headings

  • -  Canals
  • -  Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
  • -  Dredging
  • -  Alluvial plains
  • -  Floodplains
  • -  Hydrographic surveying
  • -  Navigation
  • -  Piers
  • -  Banks (Oceanography)
  • -  Sand bars
  • -  Water levels
  • -  Construction
  • -  Cost
  • -  Financial statements

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (126 pages). tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 43-1:H.EX.DOC.220
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 1614

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024882644

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. Canal connecting the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the ship canal to connect the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1874] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024882644/.

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. (1874) Canal connecting the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the ship canal to connect the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals 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/2024882644/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Canal connecting the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the ship canal to connect the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico. -- Referred to the Committee on Railways and Canals and ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1874] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024882644/>.