Ferry Hill Cultural Landscape Report, page 3 (Management Philosophy, Alternatives, Treatment)
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FERRY HILL
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Ferry Hill Cultural Landscape Report, part 2 (Existing conditions & Analysis)
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The Ferry Hill property was purchased by the National Park Service in 1974 to become a unit of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The site was established as the headquarters for the park in 1980. During 2002, the park headquarters were moved from Ferry Hill to Hagerstown, Maryland. Planning for more intensive use of the Ferry Hill property as an interpretive site led to the need for a comprehensive understanding of the historic landscape, and the preparation of this Cultural Landscape Report (CLR).
Ferry Hill Cultural Landscape Report, part 1 (Introduction & history)
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CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REPORT
FERRY HILL
Williamsport Cultural Landscape Report - (part 3)
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CHAPTER 4
OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
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Williamsport Cultural Landscape Report (part 2)
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CHAPTER 3
SIGNIFICANCE
The significance of the C&O Canal is tied to its role in the transportation, industrial and commercial history of both Williamsport and the entire canal.
The National Register of Historic Places stipulates that in order to be eligible for the National Register, a designed historic landscape must "possess the quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology..., engineering and culture and integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and
Williamsport Cultural Landscape Report (part 1)
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PROJECT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
"We are again in the midst of troubles" (Floods - Ch4)
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CHAPTER 4
SUSTAINABILITY: CASE STUDIES
"We are again in the midst of troubles" (Floods, Ch2&3)
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Chapter 2
THE B&O RAILROAD
A New Philosophy: 1890-1924
"We are again in the midst of troubles" (Floods - Chapter 1)
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Recurrent flooding has plagued the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal throughout its history. During its operational era, major floods repeatedly put the waterway out of business, sometimes for months, and were a key factor behind the failure of the C&O Canal Company in 1890 and the final closure of the canal in 1924. Since the purchase of the canal by the federal government in 1938 and its transformation into a park, flooding has continued to be a major problem.
Unrau 12 - Lockkeepers & Boatmen
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In the mid-1970s, National Park Service historian Harlan D. Unrau produced a major, handwritten, multi-volume study of the history, engineering, operation, maintenance, and other aspects of the Chesapeake & Ohio canal.
This is one chapter of the book. The entire text can be found at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historic Resource Study