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"Report of the Advisory Council of the Joint Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature on a Ship Canal to connect Barnstable Bay and Buzzards Bay"

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Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

undated

Location Note

Folder 3.4

GUSN

GUSN-292867

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Description

This report describes the terrain of the Cape Cod region and presents a draft of a plan to begin work on a canal. Much of the report is devoted to the analysis of tides. There are two fold out charts depicting the times and heights of the tides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
publications
terrain analysis
drafts (documents)
plans (reports)
charts (graphic documents)
tides
reports

Physical Description

1 government report; 9 x 11 inches; 25 pages

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Date of Acquisition

2006

Reference Code

MS028.05.004.004

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
Buzzards Bay (Massachusetts) [bay]
Cape Cod Bay (Massachusetts) [bay]

Record Details

Originator

Advisory Council (Author)

Material Type

reports

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Folder 3.4

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