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Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Analytical and Topical Index to the Reports of the Chief of Engineers and the Officers of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, Upon Works and Surveys for River and Harbor Improvement, 1866-[1892] ...
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Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Analytical and Topical Index to the Reports of the Chief of Engineers and the Officers of the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Upon Works and Surveys for River and Harbor Improvement
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Analytical and Topical Index to the Reports of the Chief of Engineers and the Officers of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, Upon Works and Surveys for River and Harbor Improvement, 1866-[1892] ...
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Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
List of Works Relating to Deep Waterways from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, Etc
Author: Library of Congress. Division of BibliographyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inland navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
List of Works Relating to Deep Waterways from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
Author: Library of Congress. Division of BibliographyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inland navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Select List of References on Workingmen's Insurance
Author: Library of Congress. Division of BibliographyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial life insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
List of References on International Arbitration
Author: Library of Congress. Division of BibliographyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arbitration (International law)
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Analytical and Topical Index to the Reports of the Chief of Engineers and Officers of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, 1866-1900
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Opening the East River
Author: Thomas BarthelPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476682984
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
After the Civil War, the New York City's East River was a massive unsolved and dangerous navigation problem. A major waterway into and out of the Harbor--where customs revenue equaled 42 percent of the U.S. Government's income--the river's many hindrances, centered around Hell Gate, included whirlpools, rocks and reefs. These, combined with swirling currents and powerful tides, led to deaths, cargo losses and destruction of vessels. Charged with clearing the river, General John Newton of the Army Corps of Engineers went to work with the most rudimentary tools for diving, mining, lighting, pumping and drilling. His crews worked for 20 years, using a steam-drilling scow of his own design and a new and perilous explosive--nitroglycerine. In 1885, Newton destroyed the nine-acre Flood Rock with 282,730 pounds of high explosives. The demolition was watched by tens of thousands. This book chronicles the clearing of the East River and the ingenuity of the Army engineer whose work was praised by the National Academy of Sciences.
Analytical and Topical Index to the Reports of the Chief of Engineers and Officers of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, 1866-1900: River and harbor works
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description