Rivers and Harbors Acts (Part 4), 1829–1900

Kemp collected the records of the United States Senate and House of Representatives as they worked on the Rivers and Harbors Acts. This box contains bound copies of the United States Congressional Series Set from the 20th-56th Congressional sessions. Subjects include canals (especially the C&O Canal), rivers (especially the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers), and improvements to harbors and roads in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, New York, Texas, and Washington.