Lake Washington Ship Canal and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
This video tells the story of how Native American Tribes in the Seattle area were affected by the building of the Chittenden Locks and the Lake Washington Ship Canal in 1917.
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Lake Washington Ship Canal and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Lake Washington Ship Canal . Aerial view of Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Photo Courtesy of Civil Air Patrol) MORE
13 Famous Ship Canals Of The World - Maritime Manual
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Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle) - HistoryLink.org
2017年2月5日 · The Lake Washington Ship Canal's opening was celebrated on July 4, 1917, exactly 63 years after Seattle pioneer Thomas Mercer (1813-1898) first proposed the idea of connecting the saltwater of Puget Sound to the freshwater of Lake Washington via Lake Union.
Both directions on Ship Canal Bridge reopen after multi-car crash …
Both directions on the Ship Canal Bridge reopened after a crash involving multiple cars early Sunday morning, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. James Poling, a ...
Panama Canal | Definition, History, Treaty, Map, Locks, & Facts ...
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The Welland Ship Canal Construction Railway - The Historical …
2024年11月7日 · The Welland Ship Canal Construction Railway was built expressly for the construction of the Welland Ship Canal, known locally as the Fourth Canal, and was operated by the federal Department of Railways and Canals on behalf of various contractors building the canal between 1913 and 1934. Its Main Line ran between Port Weller in the north at Lake ...
Lake Washington Ship Canal - CityArchives - Seattle.gov
Designed by Seattle district engineer Hiram Chittenden of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the canal's construction was the result of more than five decades of discussion on how to connect the saltwater of Puget Sound to the freshwater of Lake Washington via Lake Union.
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