Virginia--Maury River
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Balcony Downs
File — Box 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
This file consists of an essay about Balcony Downs, detailing its history and also includes a critical evaluation of its architectural style. No date, no author.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995
Clifton, 1933
File — Box 1, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents
This file consists of a typescript paper on the ownership of the Clifton House on the corner of McDowell and Jefferson streets. Also includes a handwritten note on the Clifton house and its relationship to the Alexander family.
Dates:
1933
Construction Proposal and Engineer's Report for the North River Navigation Company
Collection
Identifier: RHS-Coll-0034
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of an early 1850s contractor's proposal for the construction of dams, guards, and locks - numbers one through four, on the North River (now Maury River) in Rockbridge County, Virginia. It is a printed form with hand written details including a projected project completion date of 1857. The proposal is signed by canal contractor Benjamin J. Jordan, Rockbridge County, Va. The second item is a four page report and cost estimate on the potential for constructing one of...
Dates:
1852; 1850 - 1857