American Canals - Their Length And Cost
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This section is from the book "Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: A Guide To Correct Writing", by Thos. E. Hill. Also available from Amazon: Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: The How-To-Do-Everything Book Of Victorian America.
American Canals - Their Length And Cost
The following table comprises the canals of the United States and Canada, of which the cost has exceeded $1,000,000.
Name. | State. | Miles. | Cost. |
Chesapeake and Ohio .......... | ...........Maryland .... | ...191... | ..$10,000,000 |
Delaware and Hudson ......... | .New York and Pa ....... | ...108... | ...9,000,000 |
Illionois and Michigan ........ | .............Illinois .... | ...102... | ...8,654,337 |
Erie. ....................... | ...........New York ... | ...363... | ...7,143,789 |
Welland ................... | ............Canada..... | ...36... | ...7,000,000 |
Central Division ............ | ........Pennsylvania .... | ...173... | ...5,307,252 |
James River and Kanawha..... | .........Virginia ....... | ...147... | ...5,020,050 |
Ohio and Erie ............... | ........Ohio... | ...307... | ...4,695,824 |
Lehigh ..................... | ........Pennsylvania ... | ...85... | ...4,455,099 |
Miami ..................... | ........Ohio... | ...178... | ...3,750,000 |
North Branch Extension ....... | .........Pennsylvania ... | ...90... | ...3,528,302 |
Morris and Essex ............. | ..........New Jersey ... | ...101... | ...3,100,000 |
West Division ............... | ........Pennsylvania..... | ...104... | ...3,096,522 |
Wabash and Erie ............. | ..........Indiana ...... | ...469... | ...3,057,120 |
Chesapeake and Raritan ....... | .Delaware and Md... | ...13)4.. | ...2,750,000 |
Delaware and Raritan .......... | .........Newe Jersey .... | ...43... | ...2,844,103 |
Schuylkill Division ........... | ........Pennsylvania..... | ...108... | ...2,500,176 |
Chenango ................... | ........New York ...... | ...97... | ...2,419,950 |
Cornwall .................... | ..........Canada....... | ...12... | ...2,000,000 |
Lachine ................... | ..........Canada....... | ....8)4.. | ...2,000,000 |
Beauharnois ................ | ..........Canada....... | ...21... | ...1,500,000 |
Sandy and Beaver ........... | ........Ohio... | ...76... | ...1,500,000 |
Delaware Division ............ | .......Pennsylvania..... | ...60... | ...1,275,715 |
Champlain .................. | ........New York ...... | ...63... | ...1,257,601 |
North Branch ................ | .......Pennsylvania..... | ...73... | ...1,096,178 |
Susquehannah ................ | .......Pennsylvania..... | ...39... | ...1,039,256 |
St. Lawrence ................ | ..........Canada....... | ...10... | ...1,000,000 |
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