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Alleganian 1878 - list of boats

Collection Name

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

About

1878 Register of Canal Boats

Media Items

Spreadsheet image of Canal Boat ledger, circa 1878
aclr022r.jpg
Boat_Register_1878-Newspaper.pdf
ItemID
aclr022
IDEntry
8289
Creator
The Alleganian
Date
1878
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, in 1878 included a regular feature, The Canal Trade. William Bauman has transcribed the lists of boats, captains, cargo etc mentioned in those stories.