Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama, lock records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1214
Scope and Contents
The collection contains three ledgers indicating commercial boat traffic through the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers locks.
Dates
- 1896-1939
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.
Biographical / Historical
The inland waterway (including the Black Warrior and Tombigbee rivers) system's primary value is their ability to convey bulk cargoes long distances. Coal is the largest commodity by volume, followed by petroleum, grain, stone, sand, gravel, chemicals, metal ores, minerals, and steel. Moving bulk cargo by barge on the inland waterways is both fuel efficient and environmentally friendly. On average, one gallon of fuel allows one ton of cargo to be shipped 514 miles by barge, whereas that same tonnage of cargo only travels approximately 200 miles by truck and 450 miles by rail. Barge traffic has lower carbon dioxide emissions than truck or rail.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (3 ledgers)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Ledgers indicating commercial boat traffic through the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers locks
Provenance
unknown
Processed by
Martha Bace, 2014
- Title
- Guide to the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama, lock records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- November 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository