Longest Jetty in the World

Title
Longest Jetty in the World
LC Subject
Jetties River engineering Rivers Northwest, Pacific
Contributor
American Contractor
Description
1 p. The news brief gives a short history of the building of the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. It gives some technical details related to construction, and praises the engineers for the fact that though the work was first-rate, the cost was far below the original estimate. The article is cited as being from American Contractor.
Temporal
19th Century
Location
Columbia River >> Clatsop County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1894-01-27
Identifier
ORU_WTXT_017
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Language
English
Type
Collection
Format
application/xml
Set
Western Waters Digital Library
Primary Set
Western Waters Digital Library
Has Version
Print Version Available
Institution
University of Oregon
Citation
The Longest Jetty in the World. Scientific American v. 70 (January 27, 1894)
Number Of Pages
1