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Over the Alleghenies : early canals and railroads of Pennsylvania

"Between 1826 and 1858 the state of Pennsylvania built and operated the largest and most technologically advanced system of canals and railroads in North America-almost one thousand miles of transport that stretched from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and beyond. The construction of this ambitious...

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Main Author: Kapsch, Robert J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Morgantown, WV : West Virginia University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects and Genres:
Canals > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
Railroads > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • Early America and the coming of the transportation revolution
  • The State of Pennsylvania's program of canals and railroads (1826-1858)
  • The eastern division of the Pennsylvania Canal
  • The western division of the Pennsylvania Canal
  • The Juniata division of the Pennsylvania Canal
  • The Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad
  • The Allegheny Portage Railroad
  • The Susquehanna, West Branch, and North Branch divisions
  • The Delaware division of the Pennsylvania Canal
  • Pittsburgh to Lake Erie
  • The French Creek division, the Beaver division, and the Erie extension
  • The Gettysburg extension and the demise of the State of Pennsylvania's canals and railroads.

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