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Pittsburgh District History

black and white photo dated 1936 of Tygart River railroad relocation
Tygart River Railroad Relocation, Grafton, West Virginia; overhead pass on Route 250. 
Photo dated Oct 2, 1936.

  red starPrehistory: Floods and Ice

red starDistrict Engineers
         Past and Present

red star The Heinz Report   
April 1912

red star Kinuza Dam: Cemetery Re-internments

red star Military Construction 1946-1961

red star Johnstown Local Flood     Protection Project

red star Hurricane Agnes -- 1972

red star The 1977 Blizzard

red star Floods:
Ohio River
1852
1884
1907
1913
1936
1985 (The Election Day Flood)
1996

Low Water
(at Wheeling) Oct. 1908

red star History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

 

History of the Rivers:

red starHistory of the Ohio River

red starHistory of the Monongahela River

red star History of the Allegheny River

red star Wicket Dams

red star Davis Island Lock and Dam, Ohio River

red star Dam Replacements Improve Navigation on Ohio River

red star History of Navigation Improvements on the Monongahela River

The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers -- published in 1811

 

  

DID YOU KNOW ...

Pittsburgh District’s 26,000 square miles include portions of western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, eastern Ohio, western Maryland and southwestern New York.  Our jurisdiction includes more than 328 miles of navigable waterways, 23 navigation locks and dams, 16 multi-purpose flood control reservoirs, 42 local flood protection projects and other projects to protect and enhance the Nation’s water resources, infrastructure and environment. 

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