Book ID: CBB892191635

Taming the Muskingum (2015)

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Kemp, Emory L. (Author)


University of West Virginia Press


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: 141
Language: English

A tributary of the Ohio River and significant commercial route in the nineteenth century, the Muskingum River in southeastern Ohio presents a remarkable case study of how Americans have managed their waterways. In Taming the Muskingum, esteemed scholar Emory Kemp traces this history, emphasizing the engineering and construction aspects of river navigation and the fourteen related flood control dams built under the direction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Kemp’s study ranges from early settlement and navigation of the uncontrolled Muskingum to the state-of-the-art engineering projects undertaken during the New Deal to more recent conservation and recreation uses. (Publisher)

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Authors & Contributors
Reuss, Martin
Pursell, Carroll W.
Jackson, Donald C.
Gray Fitzsimons
Arrigo, Anthony F.
Todd M Kerstetter
Concepts
Dams
Civil engineering
Flood control
Industrial archaeology
Design
Engineering
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
18th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
United States
Canada
Elkhorn River Watershed - Nebraska
Concord, New Hampshire
Nebraska (U.S.)
Mozambique
Institutions
American Patent Agency
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