Rev. 12-08

 

 

 

Massachusetts-5

For the Blackstone, Blynman, Cambridge, Cut River and Fox Creek Canals and The Boston Mill Pond Company web sites, see Massachusetts-1

For the Hampshire and Hampden, Holyoke, Lowell Industrial canal and Jeremiah's Gutter web sites, see Massachusetts-2

For the Medford Branch and Middlesex canal web sites, see Massachusetts-3

For the Mother Brook, Lawrence, Roxbury and South Hadley canal web sites, see Massachusetts-4

Turners Falls (Montague) Canal

Canalside Trail Letterbox: Deerfield, Massachusetts
A brief history and description of the canal.

Early Maps of Montague, Massachusetts 1715-1914
Includes an 1830 map of Turners Falls and the canal.

Gazette and Courier Newspaper Articles - 1875
A series of newpaper articles, some of which reference the canal.

Montague, Massachusetts
A brief history of the city, including reference to the canal.

Montague - Villages
An 1879 history and description of Turners Falls, including reference to the canal.

Turners Falls
A brief history of the village, including reference to the canal.

Turners Falls Canal
A brief history and description of the canal. Current photo, map and links to related sites.

Turners Falls Dam
A stereoscope photo of the dam. Links to related sites.

Turners Falls, Massachusetts
A brief history of the village. Historical photo.


Wankinko River Falls Canal

Wankinko River
A link to a brief history and description of the canal.

Wicasee Falls Canal

Locks And Canals Of The Merrimack River
A brief description and history of the canal.

The Merrimack River Canals
A brief description and history of the canal.


General

A New Gazetteer of the United States of America
A brief overview of New England canals, from an 1833 publication.

An Accompaniment to Mitchell's Reference and Distance Map of the United States
A brief overview of New England canals, from an 1835 publication.

Canals for a Nation
A brief overview of New England canals. Some pages are not viewable in this book excerpt.

Canals of the Connecticut River
Brief histories of canals along the river.

Connecticut River Boating Guide
Brief histories of Connecticut River canals.

Rural Economy in New England at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century: The English Cyclopaedia
Brief histories of some of the New England canals.

The Merrimack River
Brief histories of canals along the river, from an 1869 publication. Additional information can be accessed by searching by "canal".

The Proprietors of Locks and Canals on the Merrimack River: What Else Did they Do?
A review of activities performed by the corporation to improve navigation of the Merrimack River.

Transportation Canals of Eastern Mass. and South Central NH: A Different Perspective
An overview of canal development in the region.