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Cumberland River Navigation |
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Cumberland
River
Description and history of the river, including
the development of canals, beginning in the 1880s.
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Cumberland
River
Description and history of the river, including
the development of canals, beginning in the 1880s.
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Green River Canal |
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Green
River
Link to a description of the canals constructed
along the river.
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Green
River
Description and history of the river, including
the development of canals, beginning in the 1840s.
Map included.
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Green
and Barren Rivers
Description of the canals constructed along the
Green River and its tributary, the Barren. Includes tonnage
transported in 1903 and 1904.
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History
of Warren County, Kentucky
History of the county, including improvements to
the rivers that led to development of the canals, and their role in
the growth of the region.
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Kentucky River Navigation |
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Kentucky
River
Link to a brief history and description of the
canals constructed along the river.
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Kentucky
River
History and description of the canals constructed
along the river, as of 1906. Includes tonnage transported in 1902,
1903 and 1904.
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Louisville
District Lays Claim to Oldest Lock
History of the four locks constructed along the
Kentucky River, between 1836 and 1842. Historical photos.
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The
River Museum
A brief history of the canals. Historical and
current photos.
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Louisville & Portland Canal |
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A
Place in Time - Portland
A history of Portland and the effect of the canal
on its development
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Canal
Completion Spurs City's Development
The impact of the canal on the development of the
Louisville area.
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Elevation
and Sections of the Capstans, Gearing and Spool, New Locks of the
Louisville & Portland Canal
An illustration of some of the equipment used on
the canal, circa 1872.
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Elevation
and Sections of Well Hole of the Lowerlift Gate on North Side of the
New Locks of the Louisville & Portland Canal
Engineering illustrations of the lock mechanism,
after the canal was enlarged after the Civil War.
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Falls
of the Ohio, Indiana
A brief history of the falls, canal and dam.
Current photos of the dam.
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History
of the Falls
History of the only falls along the entire length
of the Ohio River, and a brief history of the canal.
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Historical
Sketches - The Canals of the United States
Abstracts from the United States Engineers'
Reports, including the Louisville & Portland Canal and the
Indiana Chute.
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Louisville
Canal and District, 1860-1900
History of the U.S. Army Louisville Engineer
District, including the expansion of the canal during and after the
Civil War. Historical photos, map and details of lock operation.
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Louisville
& Portland Canal
Historical significance and physical description.
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McAlpine
A brief history of the canal.
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McAlpine
Lock and Canal
A brief history of the canal. Current
photographs. Links to related sites.
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Ohio
Falls Canal
A brief history of the unsuccessful effort by
Indiana to build a canal around the falls
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Ohio
Falls Canal
A brief history of unsuccessful efforts to build
canals around the falls on the Indiana side of the river.
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Portland,
Louisville
History of one of the communities near Louisville
which lost economic power when the canal eliminated the need to
transship goods around the falls by land. Historical and current map.
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Shippingport,
Kentucky
History of another important transshipment
community, which lost economic power when the canal was completed.
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Subjects
for Action by Congress: the Louisville and Portland Canal
An 1880 New York Times article about
Congressional discussion regarding the elimination of tolls.
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The
McApline Locks & Dam
A brief history of the canal
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Yesterday's
Business in the House
An 1884 New York Times article about U.S. House
of Representatives discussion regarding the Louisville and Portland
Canal Bill.
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Rough River Canal |
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Rough
River Canal
A brief history of the canal. Includes tonnage
transported between 1898 and 1904.
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Rough
River Canal
Link to a brief history.
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Southern Route Canal |
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Southern
Route
Link to a brief history and description of the
canal system proposed but never constructed, as a shorter route to
New Orleans than via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
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