Lock and Dam No. 10 During Construction, Kanawha River, W.Va.

Identifier:

025717

Title:

Lock and Dam No. 10 During Construction, Kanawha River, W.Va.

Date:

1897/08/10

Description:

' U.S. Improvement, Great Kanawha River, West Virginia. From left or abutment bank looking inside the cofferdam for the weir and abutment. Laying masonry, placing concrete and wicket anchorage, and channeling for anchor ditch, etc., for the foundation of the weir in progress. The lock (shown in the distance) was completed, except the gates. The navigation pass (being that part of the dam next to the lock) and the center pier were finished in 1896.'

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

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Projects:

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