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    "ocrText": "March 2, 2006\nDr. George E. Lewis, Jr.\n(b) (6)\nJefferson, Maryland 21755\nDear George,\nFor your information and use, please find enclosed a copy of Captain\nWilliam Gibbs McNeill's 1834 description of the Catoctin Aqueduct. As I\nrun across additional information I shall forward them to you.\nAlso, you might be interested that the Second Conference on Natural\nCement will be held here in Washington on March 30-31, 2006. Natural\ncement, also known as hydraulic cement, played a major role in the\nconstruction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal aqueducts. The first day of\nthis conference will be downtown and the second day will be tours\n(including the Shepherdstown Mill which provided the cement for the\nCatoctin Aqueduct) an d additional papers at Harper's Ferry. You can\nreview the announcement of this conference by searching the Internet for\n\"Natural Cement Confernce.\"\nI hope you are well, Perry has had me fixing electric horse fences!\nBest wishes."
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