Publications of the University of Pennsylvania Series in Political Economy and Public: Law No; 22, the Economic History of the Anthracite-Tidewater Canals (Classic Reprint)
Publications of the University of Pennsylvania Series in Political Economy and Public: Law No; 22, the Economic History of the Anthracite-Tidewater Canals (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Publications of the University of Pennsylvania Series in Political Economy and Public: Law No; 22, the Economic History of the Anthracite-Tidewater Canals The second or middle coal field was the last to receive attention. A railroad to give an outlet to this region was projected in 1826. Stephen Girard was one of those chie y interested in it and subscribed to its stock. It was to connect Pottsville, on the Schuylkill Navigation, with the Susquehanna, at Danville and the Pennsylvania canal basin at Sunbury. ...
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Excerpt from Publications of the University of Pennsylvania Series in Political Economy and Public: Law No; 22, the Economic History of the Anthracite-Tidewater Canals The second or middle coal field was the last to receive attention. A railroad to give an outlet to this region was projected in 1826. Stephen Girard was one of those chie y interested in it and subscribed to its stock. It was to connect Pottsville, on the Schuylkill Navigation, with the Susquehanna, at Danville and the Pennsylvania canal basin at Sunbury. Even as late as 1834, however, this region was practically untouched, especially in the western part. On the east the Lehigh Navigation furnished an outlet, but through its high charges it was claimed was definitely trying to stop the development of the resources there. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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