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THE GREAT AMERICAN CANALS
sive" £5,250; "For the river Delaware," £3,500; "For the river Schuylkill," £2,500; Conemaugh, £2,800; Allegheny, £150; and Lehigh, £1000.[1] Thus it will be seen that the improvement of rivers was firmly considered to be one of the important undertakings of the day.
- ↑ Id., pp. 73, 74.
