0.1 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/2 in. (1 unboxed scrapbook, 1/2 in.); 1 reel of microfilm
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
This collection consists of one scrapbook, compiled by Dan B. Fleming, of St. Mary's, WV, between the years of 1945 and 1960.
It contains a variety of information concerning the Ohio River. Subjects covered include: flood records, flood control projects,
history of the river, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact of 1948, navigation, snow and ice records, the proposed Lake
Erie and Ohio River Canal (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), and the Ohio River Valley Improvement Association, Inc. The material
collected is in the form of diagrams, charts, maps, reports, correspondence, and clippings, much of which was created by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The original purpose for compiling this information, especially the flood records, was apparently
for use in planning an American Cyanamid plant at Willow Island, WV. Fleming seems to have been an employee of the American
Cyanamid Company, Calco Chemical Division, at the time. He had been a West Virginia State Senator from 1933 to 1943.
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ohio River Data Scrapbook, A&M 2690, West Virginia and Regional History
Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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