Preliminary Report Of The Engineer, On The Survey Of The Various Routes, For The Proposed Ship Canal, To Connect The Waters Of Lakes Huron & Ontario ... Of The Board Of Trade, January 22, 1857
by Kivas Tully
Authored by Kivas Tully, this 1857 preliminary engineering report surveys proposed routes for a ship canal connecting Lakes Huron and Ontario. Presented in connection with the Board of Trade, it documents the transportation, infrastructure, and planning concerns surrounding a major Great Lakes waterway project.
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This preliminary report addresses the proposed construction of a ship canal linking the waters of Lakes Huron and Ontario.
It focuses on the survey of various possible routes for the canal, preserving an early perspective on the project’s engineering and transportation considerations.
Authored by Kivas Tully, the report is associated with the proceedings of the Board of Trade dated January 22, 1857.
The volume offers a primary-source view of nineteenth-century infrastructure planning and the development of navigable connections between the Great Lakes.
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