[Cost estimates to dig a canal]

[Cost estimates to dig a canal]

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GLC#
GLC02437.08440-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
circa 1790
Title
[Cost estimates to dig a canal]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 10.1 cm, Width: 19.3 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Estimates labor costs to build a 90 mile canal with 60 locks at "386.400" dollars. Estimates it would take 1,000 men about 2 years to complete.

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