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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chapter 6
EXPANDING THE PARK
The 1971 act finally gave the National Park Service the authority and means —with subsequent appropriations — to enlarge its narrow canal right-of-way into a viable park. Land acquisition was the primary purpose of the legislation and became the first priority following its enactment.
Section 6:
Treatment and Use
Treatment Options