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American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830.
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe II
Benjamin Henry Latrobe II (December 19, 1806 – October 19, 1878) was an American civil engineer, best known for his railway bridges, and a railway executive.
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Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge
The Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge at Savage, Maryland is the sole surviving example of a revolutionary design in the history of American bridge engineering.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the "Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland.
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Confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: conflux) occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel.
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Covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof and siding which, in most covered bridges, create an almost complete enclosure.
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CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation is a Class I railroad operating in the eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
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Cumberland Subdivision
The Cumberland Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Maryland and West Virginia.
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Elk Ridge (Maryland)
Elk Ridge is a mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Maryland.
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Harpers Ferry Historic District
The Harpers Ferry Historic District comprises about one hundred historic structures in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States.
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Maryland
This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia
This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg is a city in and the county seat of Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, in the tip of the state's Eastern Panhandle region.
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Maryland Heights, Missouri
Maryland Heights is a second-ring west-central suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
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Plate girder bridge
A plate girder bridge is a bridge supported by two or more plate girders.
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Potomac River
The Potomac River is located within the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands into the Chesapeake Bay.
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Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.
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Shenandoah River
The Shenandoah River is a tributary of the Potomac River, long with two forks approximately long each,U.S. Geological Survey.
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Shenandoah Subdivision
The Shenandoah Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of West Virginia and Virginia.
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Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements usually forming triangular units.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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Wendel Bollman
Wendel Bollman (January 21, 1814 – 1884) was an American self-taught civil engineer, best known for his iron railway bridges.
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Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_%26_O_Railroad_Potomac_River_Crossing
