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Forty Six Annual Report Of The Board Of Managers Of The Monongahela Navigation Company To The Stockholders: With Accompanying Documents Presented Janu

Forty Six Annual Report Of The Board Of Managers Of The Monongahela Navigation Company To The Stockholders: With Accompanying Documents Presented Janu

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ManagementGeneral ReferenceRegional: West

ISBN10: 9354487254
ISBN13: 9789354487255
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.13
Height: 0.08 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step directly into the boardroom of the Monongahela Navigation Company in 1886, as Pittsburgh and the Monongahela River pulsed with coal, iron and steam. History lives in these pages. Presented to stockholders on 14 January 1886, this historical corporate annual report captures a pivotal moment in monongahela river navigation history and the wider story of Pennsylvania river transportation infrastructure and 19th century Pennsylvania industry. Framed as a formal monongahela navigation company report from the Board of Managers, it reflects the ambitions, anxieties and practical realities of a 19th century canal company operating at the heart of Gilded Age industrial development. Standing as a key item among canal and lock company records, it sheds light on how capital, engineering and policy combined to shape regional commerce. For anyone interested in 1880s Pittsburgh business history, corporate governance, river engineering or transport networks, it offers a revealing primary source for historians and a rich research reference for genealogists tracing ancestors who worked in navigation, shipping or related trades. As an archival facsimile reprint edition, it preserves period terminology, tone and structure, giving modern readers the authentic texture of the era. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, this carefully prepared volume appeals equally to curious readers of local history and serious collectors of rare industrial and transport documents.

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