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Alleganian 1878

Collection Name

Canal Boat Registers 1851-1880, Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal

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1878 Register of Canal Boats

Media Items

Cover image of articles from The Alleganian, a Cumberland newspaper, 1878 Canal Trade
aclr020r.jpg
Boat_Register_1878.pdf
ItemID
aclr020
IDEntry
8287
Creator
William Bauman
Date
1851-1880
Collection Location
Allegany College of Maryland
Contributor
transcribed by William Bauman, 2014
Subject
Canal boats, Maryland
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal--Maryland--1851-1880
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal--Washington-DC--1851-1880
Coverage
Maryland, D.C.; 1851-1880

The Alleganian, a Cumberland newspaper, during the 1878 time period included a regular feature - The Canal Trade. William Bauman has transcribed these articles. Until the boating season began the articles deal mostly with the political events affecting the canal, but in April the news included captains, cargo, freshets and all matters relating to the canal trade.