Publication

1998 - Library of Congress, Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

0 words, Guess

Page Count

0 pages

Physical Format

Electronic resource

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCE415.9.M185

Alternate Titles

  • September 30

Description

Provides information on US Congressman and life-long spokesman for the preservation and care of natural resources, George Perkins Marsh, who delivered a speech on agricultural conditions in New England on September 30, 1847. Also provides information on the world's first hydroelectric power plant, Appleton Edison Light Company, opened on September 30, 1882 in Appleton, Wisconsin. Includes links to documents and photographs about conservation, national parks, and Tennessee Valley Authority dams.

Subjects

Topics

BiographyLegislatorsHydroelectric power plantsAppleton Edison Light Company

Places

VermontAppletonWisconsin

People

George P. Marsh (1801-1882)

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