Rev. 05-08

Maine

British Canal

Boundary Description for the Expanded Archery Season on Deer - Castine Area
Map of Castine, showing the location of the canal.

Castine in Brief
A description of the town, including a brief reference to the canal.

Town Information
A description of the town, including a brief reference to the canal.


Cumberland & Oxford Canal

Canals of the United States and Canada
A brief history of the canal.

Cumberland & Oxford Canal
A brief history of the canal. Current photographs.

Cumberland & Oxford Canal
Description and historical summary.

Cumberland & Oxford Canal
A history of the canal. Historical photos and links to related web sites, including an 1859 log of a trip on the canal.

Cumberland & Oxford Canal
A brief history of the canal.

Historical Tour of the Presumpscot
A map of the river, including the locationsof some of the dams and locks.

In Search of the Cumberland & Oxford Canal
History, map, description of operations and the boats. Historical and current photographs.

Maine Historic Civil Engineering Projects
A brief description of Songo Lock. Current photograph.

Plan of the City of Portland, 1837
Map of Portland, including the canal.

The Basin Dam War
Two cases of water rights issues along the route of the canal.

Westbrook, Maine
History and description of the city, including that of the canal.


Fryeburg Canal

The Proprietors of Fryeburg Canal, plaintiffs in error, vs. Frye, original plaintiff
A link to copies of a court case involving the canal.


General Henry Knox/Georges River Canal System

About Warren
Description of the city and brief history of the canal.

Georges River Canal System
A brief description of the canal.

Georges River Canal System
Historical significance and physical description.

Warren, Maine
A brief history and description of the community, including reference to the canal.


Kennebec River

A Brief History of Edwards Dam
A brief history of the dam and the lock bypassing the dam.

Women's History Trail - Augusta, Maine 2002
A history of the Augusta cotton mill industry, powered by the Edwards Dam, and the role of women in Maine's economic development. Historical photos.


New Meadow's (Peterson's) Canal

Glimpses of Life Along the New Meadows River
A brief history of the region, including the development of the canal.

Human History
A history of the region, including a brief reference to the unsuccessful canal.

New Meadows Lake Association
A history of the canal, including an aerial photo showing the route of the canal.


Saco River

Saco, Maine
A history of the town, including reference to the power canal built in 1826 to support a cotton mill along the river. Historical photos.

Town of Fryeburg, Maine
A description of the town and brief history of the Saco Canal.


Telos Canal

Allegash History
A history of the region, including reference to the development of the canal, to transport timber to Maine markets.

Telos Canal
A brief description and history of the canal.

Telos Dam & Cut
A brief history of the dam and canal. Historical illustration.