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Valley River Canal Committee Report, 1917

 Item — Box: W0065.01, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: This collection contains two reports on a proposed canal project on the Valley River and Warrior River in Jefferson County, Alabama. A proposal written in 1943 discusses shipping costs on railroads and lists the commodities shipped by barge from Birmingham to Mobile and New Orleans. This report also includes a proposal written in 1917 by Gulf States Steel Company president James Bowron related to canal construction and maps of the proposed canal site. A second report was written in 1917 by the Valley River Canal Committee and presented to United States Army division engineer Colonel J. C. Sanford.

Dates

  • 1917 - 1943

Conditions Governing Access

None

Extent

From the Collection: 0.05 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513