Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1909/06/22 | William Barclay Parsons | Chief Engineer | Digging begins on the Cape Cod Canal, progress would be slowed by winter storms and glacial boulders | |||
1912/08/10 | American Locomotive Company | Manufacturer | Two large dipper dredges, built on site by American Locomotive Co, the GOVERNOR HERRICK (assembled in Sagamore) and the GOVERNOR WARFIELD (Buzzards Bay) begin digging toward each other | |||
1914/07/29 | Franklin D Roosevelt | Dignitary | Cape Cod Canal ceremoniously opens as a privately operated toll waterway. | |||
1914/07/29 | August Belmont II | Owner | Cape Cod Canal ceremoniously opens as a privately operated toll waterway. | |||
1916/04/10 | William Barclay Parsons | Chief Engineer | Cape Cod Canal is officially complete |
Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
Cleveland Ledge Light Station |
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Particulars for Cape Cod Canal: | |
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Waterway | Canal |
Historic Use | Canal Related |
Area of Significance | Engineering |
Sight Category | Structure |
Area of Significance | Transportation |
Historic Use | Water-related |
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