19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Alabama

 

 

Black Water & Tombigbee Waterway

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor for the Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 30, 1905
A brief history of the navigation system is on page 1434.

 

Black Warrior & Tombigbee Lakes
Includes a brief history of the development of the navigation system.

 

Black Warrior & Tombigbee Waterway
A brief description and the history of the waterway.
 

Black Warrior River
A description of the river system and history of its canal development. Map and current photos included.
 

Black Warrior River
A map of the navigation system is included in an article beginning on page 5 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

Historical Overview of the Black Warrior River Holt Lake Area
The article begins on page 10 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

History of the Canal System of the State of New York – Vol. II
A brief history and description begins on page 1434.

 

Old Lock 1 Park near Salitpa, AL 

A brief history of the lock and navigation system.


The Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Historical Marker 

Photo and description of a marker in Tuscaloosa County.


Transportation by Water – 1916
A brief description is found on page 227.

 

Rev. December, 2022