| Description |
1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Contents |
An uncommon passage : an introduction / Edward K. Muller -- The living passage : flora, fauna, and the natural environment / Paul G. Wiegman -- "The best passage through the mountains" : Braddock's road in the war for empire, 1752-1758 / Martin West -- Migration on the passage : western settlement, 1763-1840 / Jennifer Ford -- A passage to commerce : the industrial revolution, 1860-1920 / Robert Gangewere -- The spirit of the passage : where past and future meet / Kevin J. Patrick -- The Great Allegheny Passage Trail : a community effort / Paul G. Wiegman |
| Summary |
The Great Allegheny Passage Trail forms a hiking and biking route stretching approximately 150 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cumberland, Maryland, where it connects with the C & O Canal Towpath to reach Washington, DC. The trail is the culmination of many years of work by the Allegheny Trail Alliance, which joined seven separate trail organizations from Pennsylvania and Maryland to acquire and develop the land. Formerly an Indian path, trade route, military road, railway link, and part of the original National Road-the trail is truly a path to American history. An Uncommon Passage guide |
| Notes |
"A John D.S. and Aida C. Truxall book"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Natural history -- Great Allegheny Passage (Pa. and Md.)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
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HISTORY -- General.
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Natural history
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| SUBJECT |
Great Allegheny Passage (Pa. and Md.) -- History
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| Subject |
United States -- Great Allegheny Passage
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Muller, Edward K., author
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Wiegman, Paul G., photographer
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| ISBN |
9780822977544 |
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0822977540 |
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1322025258 |
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9781322025254 |
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