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A History of Navigation on
the Tennessee River System - 1937
References to canal are on pages 62, 67, 97 and 101.
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Acts of the General Assembly
of the State of Alabama - 1838
An act to appropriate funds to complete the canal begins
on page 58, and an act for the protection of the canal
begins on page 69.
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America's Gibraltar, Muscle
Shoals – 1916
A brief history of the canal and historical photos
begins on page 22.
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Colbert County
A brief history of the county, including reference to
the canal and historical photos.
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Colbert County Welcome 
Includes a brief history of the canal
and a historical photo.
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Construction crew in Colbert County,
Alabama, "probably working on the Muscle Shoals
Canal."
A potential historical photo of the
canal.
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Construction crew in Colbert County,
Alabama, "probably working on the Muscle Shoals
Canal."
A potential historical photo of the
canal.
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Construction crew in Colbert County,
Alabama, "probably working on the Muscle Shoals
Canal."
A potential historical photo of the
canal.
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Construction work on
Muscle Shoals Canal, c1880
A historical photo of the canal.
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Digital Public Library of
America
Includes links to historical photos and documents.
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Early Canal History
An 1867 newspaper article, providing a brief history of
development of the canal.
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Engineers on the Twin Rivers
References to the canal begin on pages 48, 123 and
135. Historical construction photos are on
pages 131 and 132.
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First Boat Through 3rd Lock Chamber
Historical postcard.
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First Muscle Shoals Canal /
Second Muscle Shoals Canal Historical Marker
Photo and description of a marker in
Lauderdale County.
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History of Navigation in the
Ohio River Basin – 1983
A brief history of the second generation of the canal is
on page 32.
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History of the Shoals
A brief history of the development
of the canals and the growth of the surrounding
region.
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How Muscle Shoals Was
Christened
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Improvement of Tennessee
River
An 1880 newspaper article, describing the status of the
navigation improvements.
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Killen
A 1996 newspaper article about the 1881 robbery of the
Muscle Shoals Canal paymaster by Jesse James and his
gang.
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Lauderdale County, Alabama - History of
the Shoals - Antebellum Period
History of the Muscle Shoals area
prior to the Civil War.
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Lauderdale County, Alabama History of
the Shoals - Industrial Revolution
History of the reconstruction of the
canal in the 1870s and 1880s
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Lock 6 and Aqueduct Postcard Photos
Two historical postcards.
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Lock 6 and The Muscle Shoals
Canal
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Locomotive Pulling a Barge
A historical photo of the canal.
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Map of Muscle Shoals Canal,
Tennessee River – 1890
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Map of the Muscle Shoals
An 1888 map.
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Map of the Muscle Shoals;
showing Big Muscle Shoals Canal, Elk River Shoals
Canal, and the improvements at Little Muscle Shoals;
including details of locks, aqueducts, bridges, dams,
etc. - 1888
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Maps of the Muscle Shoals Canal
Several maps of the canal, dating
from the 1880s and 1890s.
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Muscle Shoals
Historical photos of the canal during construction and
afterwards begin on page 24.
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Muscle Shoals
A brief history of the canal.
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Muscle Shoals Canal
A brief history and description of the first
Tennessee (Muscle Shoals) Canal.
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Muscle Shoals Canal
A historical photo of the canal
construction.
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Muscle Shoals Canal Contract
An 1877 newspaper article, announcing a contract
for construction of locks on the canal..
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Muscle Shoals Canal Historical Marker
A brief history and description of
the canal, located near the site of the former
headquarters.
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Muscle Shoals Canal Images
A collection of historical and
current photos and maps.
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Muscle Shoals Canal Photos
Included in the gallery are several
thumbnail photos of the canal.
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Muscle Shoals Canal (River
Improvements) – 1882
A historical photo of Lock 6 under
construction.
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Postcards
Historical photos of the canal
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Report of the Chief of
Engineers, U.S. Army - 1902
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report
of 1902 storm damage to the canal. Report begins on
page 1736.
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Sam Houston
A brief description of his role relative to the canal,
as Governor of Alabama, is on page 47.
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Tennessee River at Muscle
Shoals, Alabama – 1910
A statement by the Hon. William Richardson to the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors regarding the canal
begins on page 497.
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Tennessee River dam biggest
feat of area’s century
A 1992 newspaper article, including a brief history of
the canal.
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The American
Transportation Problem - 1909
A comparison of the estimated costs of
transportation by the canal vs. a railroad begins on
page 98. Includes historical photos.
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The First Muscle Shoals Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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The Muscle Shoals Canal
An 1883 newspaper article, describing the construction
in progress.
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The Muscle Shoals Canal
The article begins on page 4 of the American Canal
Society newsletter. Includes historical photos.
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The Muscle Shoals Canal –
Some Interesting Facts
An 1877 newspaper article.
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The Muscle Shoals Section of
the Tennessee River - 1916
A history of the canal system.
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The Tennessee: The New River:
Civil War to TVA
A brief history of the second Muscle Shoals Canal begins
on page 166.
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The Tennessee Canal
The article begins on page 5 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Town of Killen Historical
Marker
A brief history of the town, including reference to the
canal.
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Train On The Tracks Across The Shoal
Creek Aqueduct
A historical photo of the aqueduct.
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Transforming the Cotton
Frontier: Madison County, Alabama, 1800-1840
A brief history of the first canal is found on page
74 and 108-127.
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University of Tennessee
Digital Library
A collection of historical photos and documents.
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