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BL
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| Record Number
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587224
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b416443
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| Main Entry
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Kemp, Emory L.
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| Title & Author
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The great Kanawha navigation /\ Emory L. Kemp
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| Publication Statement
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Pittsburgh, Pa. :: University of Pittsburgh Press,, 2000
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| Page. NO
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xii, 300 p. :: ill., maps ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0822941120 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-291) and index
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| Contents
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pt. 1. Chanoine wicket dams and locks. Introduction : an old and contrary river. Internal improvements movement in Virginia. A view from the western waters. Movable dams. Building the first Kanawha locks and dams. Operations for more than two decades -- pt. 2. Roller gated dams and locks. Introduction : the prelude to a new navigation system. Design of the locks and dams. The work at London and Marmet begins. Gallipolis and Winfield locks and dams. Labor and land. Hydroelectric power generation
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| Subject
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Inland navigation-- West Virginia
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Kanawha River (W. Va.), Navigation
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| Dewey Classification
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386/.3/097543
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| LC Classification
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HE630.K36K45 2000
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