File — Box: 50
Scope and Contents
The USACE appointed Kemp to document locks and dams along the Kanawha River and nominate them for the NRHP. Kemp’s research culminated in the book, The Great Kanawha Navigation. This box contains materials from his research, including facsimile illustrations, maps, engineering drawings, photos, negatives, and proposals. Subjects include French barrages, weirs, the Ohio River, Gallipolis locks powerhouse. Highlights include laboratory tests on the hydraulics of Marmet locks and dams.
Dates
- Creation: 1884-1937; 1910-1998; undated (Includes facsimiles)
Repository Details
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository
Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536
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1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536
wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com