19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Alabama

 

 

Fearn (Indian Creek, Huntsville) Canal

 

A History of Navigation on the Tennessee River System
 A brief history and description of the canal begins on page 119.

 

Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama - 1835
The act incorporating the Indian Creek Navigation Company is found on page 49.

 

Big Spring Park
A brief history and description of the park, including reference to the former canal.

 

Early History of Huntsville, Alabama, 1804-1870
A brief history of the canal begins on page 66.

 

Engineers on the Twin Rivers: A History of the Nashville District, Corps of Engineers, United States Army – 1978 

A brief history of the canal begins on page 226.


Fearn Canal (Indian Creek Navigation Co.)
A brief history and description of the canal.

 

Indian Creek Canal Historical Marker
Photo of a historical marker in Huntsville.
 

Northern Terminus Indian Creek Canal Historical Marker
A brief history and description of the canal.
 

The First Alabama Canal
The article begins on page 5 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

The Great Pecuinary Sacrifice Dr. Thomas Fearne and the Indian Creek Canal


The Huntsville Historical Review, January, 1971
Includes a biography of Dr. Thomas Fearn, including his contribution to the construction of the canal.

 

Transforming the Cotton Frontier: Madison County, Alabama, 1800-1840
A brief history of the canal begins on page 128.

 

Rev. December, 2022