Report of William E. Morris, civil engineer, to Judge Burnside and others of the survey for a rail road by the valley of the Bald Eagle.
| Author/creator | Morris, William E. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed by J.C. Clark, 1839. |
| Description | 8 p., [1] leaf of plates (fold.) : fold. map ; 21 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Burnside, Thomas, 1782-1851. |
| Other author/creator | Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844. |
| Other author/creator | Morris, William E. (William Ellis), 1812-1875. |
| Other author/creator | Watson, John Frampton. |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Local note | Finance. |
| Local note | 2008A450400. |
| General note | "Demonstrating the practicability of passing the summit of the Alleghany Mountain at Emigh's Gap in Centre County at a maximum grade of forty-five feet per mile and forming an important link in the great chain of rail road communication between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with moderate grades and without inclined planes. Also, the letter of the Hon. Thomas Burnside to Nicholas Biddle, Esq., president of the Sunbury and Erie Rail Road Company, upon the importance of the proposed communication." |
| General note | "Map and profile of the Bald Eagle Rail Road by Wm. E. Morris eng'r. 1838 Watson's Lith. Phil'a."--[1] folded leaf. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 60561. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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