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The Great Kanawha Navigation: T, 1880-1904, 1932-1997, bulk 1932-1935 (Includes facsimiles), bulk: Bulk, 1932–1935

 File — Box: 52

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 photos, facsimile engineering drawings, reports, facsimile book excerpts, facsimile clippings, facsimile correspondence, and work claims reports. Subjects include the St. Andrew's Bridge-Dam, locks and dams on the Kanawha River, the Gallipolis Locks and Dam, electrical power development, the Kanawha Valley Power Company, hydropower development, rolling dams, the James River, etc. Highlights include discussions of Federal Power Commission regulations. The following items have been moved to Box 342: Thirty-five sheets of facsimile engineering drawings of Kanawha River locks, dams, and power houses (1932-1933), and one engineering drawing (undated).

Dates

  • Creation: 1880-1904, 1932-1997, bulk 1932-1935 (Includes facsimiles)
  • Creation: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1932–1935

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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