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Washington City Canal

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Washington City Canal
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ca.1796, Lottery tickets (3, hinged to a decorative page) for the 1796 fund-raising effort. George Washington had begun the Potowmack Company in 1785 to improve navigation on the river, and this idea continued in the years following. A canal was finally finished and opened in 1815. AU to Uncirculated with slight toning on the bottom example.