Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and HarborsPublisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Mississippi River at Moline, Ill
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and HarborsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Upper Mississippi River Navigation Charts
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Rock Island DistrictPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mississippi River
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River
Author: Curtis C. & Elizabeth M. Roseman & RosemanPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587294850
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In June 1854 the Grand Excursion celebrated in festive style the completion of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to the Mississippi River. Hundreds of dignitaries including newspaper editors and other journalists; politicians; academics, writers and artists; business and industry leaders; and railroad officials were among those who traveled by rail from Chicago to Rock Island, Illinois, then by steamboat to St. Paul in Minnesota Territory. The travelers were shown a region undergoing rapid settlement by Europeans—an area of great natural beauty offering many promises for additional development. One hundred and fifty years later, the thirteen essays in this volume examine the activities and environments of the 1854 Grand Excursion and place them in the context of an evolving regional identity for the Upper Mississippi River Valley based on the economy, culture, geography, and history of the area. In a series of “excursions,” the contributors explore the building of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, eastern newspaper accounts of the 1854 excursion, steamboating, the area’s pictorial landscape, passenger trains along the scenic river, the genesis and features of river towns, the control of the river for navigation, the development of preserves, parks, and recreation areas, the lumber industry, and commercial fishing. The book concludes by examining the resurgence of river-oriented development, as river towns are once again embracing the Mississippi. Generously illustrated with maps, engravings, ephemera, and historic and present-day photographs, Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River will be of interest to tourists and residents of the area, river aficionados, railroad and steamboat history buffs, as well as academics interested in the history, geography, and regional development of the area.
The Middle and Upper Mississippi River
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
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Category : Mississippi River
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. Army. Office of the Chief of EngineersPublisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1330
Book Description
Catalogue of the Public Documents of the [the Fifty-third] Congress [to the 76th Congress] and of All Departments of the Government of the United States
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Author: United States. Superintendent of DocumentsPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2476
Book Description
Lansing to LeClaire Travel Guide
Author: Dean KlinkenbergPublisher: Dean Klinkenberg
ISBN: 9780971690448
Category : Mississippi River
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the Year ...
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Report of the Chief of Engineers
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 1672
Book Description