Williams, Mary Thorpe, 1884-1982

Scope and Contents This is a nine-page, typed manuscript prepared for a Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) program on March 7, 1945, about the White Water Canal. The author, Mary Thorpe Williams, wrote: "This water way is now the longest stretch of its kind in the state and along this stretch will be found all the elements that went into early canal construction. In writing this little sketch my thoughts revert to the scenes of my childgood, for it was along the banks of this canal, I was born, reared,...