> Kevin Street wrote:
> >
> > This is probably old news by now, but it's pretty surreal. Apparently,
> > Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted to "put America in its place," and even had a
US
> > invasion plan drawn up in 1897.
> >
> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,712147,00.html
> >
> > >From the article: "It was planned down to the last detail. Sixty German
> > ships laden with tens of thousands of troops were to arrive at various
> > points on the US Atlantic seaboard. Several thousand soldiers would land
at
> > Cape Cod and march into Boston,
>
> Quick question here -- when was the Cape Cod Canal built?
>
> Julia
>
> who might have a book that would tell her, but over 75% of the books
> have been packed...
http://school.discovery.com/students/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozgeography/c/
092740.html
Cape Cod Canal is one of the world's widest artificial waterways. It ranges
from 450 to 700 feet (137 to 213 meters) in width. It cuts through the strip
of land that joins Cape Cod to the rest of Massachusetts. The canal
decreases the sea route between Boston and New York City by 70 miles (110
kilometers), and enables ships to avoid the dangerous shoals off Cape Cod.
The total length of the canal is 171/2 miles (28.2 kilometers). The land cut
between Cape Cod Bay on the east and Buzzards Bay on the west measures 8.6
miles (13.8 kilometers). The canal, a sea-level waterway, has no locks. Its
channel (deepest part) is 32 feet (9.8 meters) deep at low water. The
channel permits two-way passage of all but the largest vessels. Annual
commercial traffic averages about 6,500 ships carrying about 15 million
short tons (14 million metric tons). The United States government owns and
operates the canal toll-free.
Work on the canal began in 1909 when August Belmont, a banker, sponsored the
project. It opened in 1914 as a toll waterway. The U.S. government purchased
the canal in 1928 for $11,400,000, and spent $22 million deepening and
widening it.
Most of the text.
Kevin T.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
