Water Supply of the District of Columbia and Water Power at Great Falls [and] Development of Great Falls for Water Power and Increase of Water Supply for the District of Columbia (Two Volumes)

Washington: Government Printing Office, (1913 / 1921).

Price: $750.00

Softcover. First edition. Two volumes: the 1913 topographical and engineering survey and the 1921 Federal Power Commission report, undertaken to determine the feasibility of constructing a hydroelectric power plant at Great Falls on the Potomac River (now a protected National Park). The 1913 survey was issued as House Document No. 1400 (62d Congress, 3d Session). Portfolio. 143pp., 1 folding chart (bound in linen cloth wrappers) and 64 loose folding maps and plans, complete as issued in the original publisher's cloth portfolio box with cloth tie. Moderate soiling to the portfolio very good. Prepared under the direction of the Secretary of War by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The 1921 report was issued as Senate Document No. 403 (66th Congress, 3rd Session). Quarto. 179pp., 28 numbered folding maps, folding color chart, and plates. Also complete as issued in the original publisher's cloth. A very good or better set, scarce in the trade, with the many folding maps in the portfolio and bound volume in fine condition.

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Item #381472 Water Supply of the District of Columbia and Water Power at Great Falls [and] Development of Great Falls for Water Power and Increase of Water Supply for the District of Columbia (Two Volumes). United States Army Corps of Engineers [and] Federal Power Commission.
Water Supply of the District of Columbia and Water Power at Great Falls [and] Development of Great Falls for Water Power and Increase of Water Supply for the District of Columbia (Two Volumes)
Water Supply of the District of Columbia and Water Power at Great Falls [and] Development of Great Falls for Water Power and Increase of Water Supply for the District of Columbia (Two Volumes)