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General U.S.

Canals and Inland Waterways of the United States
A brief overview of canals, with a focus on canals along natural waterways. Links to related web sites.

Canals Timeline
A timeline of global canal history, including 19th century U.S. canal events

Committee on Roads and Canals (1831-69)
Origin and history of the congressional committee formed to investigate the survey, construction, and improvementof canals within the United States

Drawn to America's Waterways
Overview of current canal restoration efforts

Inland Navigation: Connecting the New Republic 1790-1840
A history of canal, river, road and railroad development in the first half of the 19th century. Historical illustrations, maps

Letter from Robert Fulton to President George Washington
A 1797 letter that suggests the feasibility of canal navigation between Philadelphia and Lake Erie.

Monthly Labor Review: Canal-Boat Children
A 1923 federal report on the serious conditions under which children were living and working on canals in New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania

Moody's Collectibles Topics Canals (Vintage Postcards)
Images of historical photographs of U.S. canals

New England Trails: Pre-Twentieth Century Pathways of Transportation
A brief history of New England Canals.

The Canal Age
An overview of U.S. canal history. Historical photographs, links to related web sites

Associations

American Canal Society
Society news, officers and committees, links to related web sites