Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Barren River (Ky. : River)
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Green and Barren Rivers, Ky
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Barren River (Ky. : River)
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Green River of Kentucky
Author: Helen Bartter CrockerPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813150302
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Cutting a wide east-west swath from the Appalachian foothills to the heart of the western Kentucky coalfields, the Green River valley extends from below the Tennessee border in the south to the Ohio River in the north. The Green River of Kentucky presents a picture of the unity and diversity of the people living in the Green River valley. Helen Bartter Crocker finds that each generation of its people approached the river in a distinctive way. Early settlers used the river simply as it was—crooked and narrow with an unpredictable water flow, and navigable only under high-water conditions. The sons of these pioneers were interested in bringing steamboats to the valley; until they succeeded in persuading the state legislature to improve the Green River and its tributary, the Barren, by a series of locks and dams, however, volunteers would work—often up to their necks in water—until they cleared the river sufficiently to allow steamers to reach Bowling Green at high water. When the locks and dams were reopened following the Civil War, a local private corporation gained a near-monopoly of the river trade. Public outcry against this private ownership caused the federal government to take control, and through the Corps of Engineers, to undertake extensive river improvements. After the Great Depression, when trade was almost at a standstill, additional federal funds were appropriated for flood-control dams in the upper river and modern locks in the lower river to harness the valley's industrial potential. These opened up coal barging and recreational facilities, which ensured the future economic well being of the Green River valley.
The Falls City Engineers
Author: Leland R. JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ohio River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Kentucky
Author: Bob SehlingerPublisher: Menasha Ridge Press
ISBN: 0897328264
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
At-a-glance information for each river section helps paddlers determine the river that's right for them. Stream overviews, gauge and shuttle information, names of rapids and suggestions on how to run them, along with a little history, make this guide not only an interesting read, but a must for every boater hitting the Kentucky streams.
Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 922
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. Army. Office of the Chief of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
Book Description
Annual Reports of the Secretary of War
Author: United States. War DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1686
Book Description
Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War
Author: United States. War DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
Book Description
Geological Survey Water-supply Paper
Author: Journal
Author: Kentucky. General Assembly. House of RepresentativesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description