A Radiating Marine Rail-way in Florida

Marine Rail-way, &c. Message from the President of the United States in reply to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, in relation to the erection of a Marine Rail-way at the Navy Yard at Pensacola, &c, &c. May 13, 1830. Read, and referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

[Washington]: House of Representatives document 101, [1830].

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10 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A Radiating Marine Rail-way in Florida. Disbound, some marginal tears and light marginal browning, else a very good copy.

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Information and plans for the erection of a Radiating Marine Rail-way for the repair of sloops of war at the Navy Yard at Pensacola which includes the report from Loammi Baldwin addressed to Commodore John Rodgers, President of the Navy Board, describing the plan, the site, costs, slope and dimensions of the railway, materials and mode of building and estimates. Baldwin was a civil engineer and had built the dry docks at Charlestown Navy Yard and at Norfolk Navy Yard.