19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Georgia

 

 

Augusta Canal

 

A Confederate Legend: Sergeant Berry Benson in War and Peace
Includes on page 67 a description of the Civil War industry along the canal and on page 190 a brief history of the enlargement of the canal.

 

A Unique City with an Explosive Past

Includes a brief history of the canal and the Civil War powder works powered by the canal.


An Augusta Scrapbook: Twentieth Century Memories
A historical photo of a gate mechanism is on page 80.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor for the Year 1906
A brief history and description of the canal is on page 1398.

 

Augusta
A brief history of the massive Civil War Confederate Powder Works Factory, which was powered by the canal.
 

Augusta: A Postcard History
Historical photos of the canal and manufacturers along the canal begin on page 76.

 

Augusta and Summerville
Historical photos of the canal are on pages 53, 64 and 89-93.

 

Augusta Canal

A comprehensive history of the canal. Historical and current photos.


Augusta Canal
A brief history of the canal. Current photo.
 

Augusta Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.
 

Augusta Canal

A brief history of the canal.   Current photo.


Augusta Canal and Old Confederate Powder Works
A video of the canal and powder works.

 

Augusta Canal Enterprise Mill History

 

Augusta Canal History
A brief history of the canal. Historical photos and links to related sites.
 

Augusta Canal History
A brief history and description of the canal.

 

Augusta Canal Images


Augusta Canal National Heritage Area/Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District

A description and brief history of the canal. Historical and current photos.

Augusta Canal Photos
A set of photos of the canal.
 

Augusta Canal Textile Mill Employees: Oral Histories
A project to record the oral histories of former Augusta textile mill employees
 

Augusta in Vintage Postcards – 1997
Includes historical photos of the canal and factories built along it.

 

Canal Lock and Dam Site
A brief history and description of the lock and dam.

 

Canal Locks
A historical postcard of the locks. A brief history of the canal is included.
 

Canal Notes -1
 

Canal Notes -2
A continuation of the previous link.

 

Canals
Components and an elevation view of a lock gate on the canal are on page 117.

 

Col. Henry Cumming: Father of the Augusta Canal

A brief biography of the founder of the canal.  Current photos.


Cotton Mills
 Brief histories of some of the mills operating along the canal.

 

Derry’s Guide to Georgia – 1878
A brief history and description of the canal begins on page 121.

 

Digital Library of Georgia
A collection of historical and current photos of the canal.

 

Enterprise Mill
A brief history of the mill.   Current photos.

 

Explorer's Guide Georgia
A brief history of the canal is on page 237.

 

Georgia: Her Resources and Possibilities - 1895
A brief history and description of the canal begins on page 169.

 

Georgia Historic Newspapers
Links to newspapers making reference to the canal.

 

Georgia: Historical and Agricultural – 1901
Information about the cotton mills along the canal is on page 335; additional information about the mills is on page 810.

 

Georgia State Library – Virtual Vault
A collection of historical photos of the canal.

 

John P. King And Sibley Cotton Mills
A historical postcard of the mills. A brief history of the is included.
 

King Cotton Mills, Augusta, Ga.
A historical photo of the mills and canal.

 

Memorial History of Augusta, Georgia – 1890
References to the canal and the industries it spawned are on pages  174, 187, 241 and 400.

 

Never for Want of Powder: The Confederate Powder Works in Augusta, Georgia
The role the canal played in the decision to locate the Powder Works in Augusta is explained on page 237.

 

North Augusta: James U. Jackson's Dream
A brief history of the canal is on page 10.

 

North Carolina Railroads
Includes an historical painting of the construction of the canal.
 

Sibley Cotton Mills, Augusta, Ga.
A historic photo of the mill and canal.
 

Sibley Cotton Mills, Augusta, Ga., photo

 

Special report of the engineer of the Augusta canal to the Board of managers
A report regarding competing water rights issues between the canal company and the Augusta Manufacturing Company.

 

The Augusta Canal
A brief history of the canal.   Includes links to additional information about the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area.

 

The Augusta Canal helped power a Georgia city's burgeoning textile industry


The Augusta Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Richmond County. Current photos and links to related sites.
 

The Augusta Canal: Enterprise Mill Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Richmond County.  Current photos and links to related sites.
 

The Augusta Canal, Old Headgates

Historical photo.


The Augusta Canal: Powder Works and Mills Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Richmond County Current photos and links to related sites.
 

The Canal
A history of the canal and industries supported by it.

 

The Courthouse and the Depot: he Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair
A brief history of the canal and the Sibley Manufacturing Company begins on page 23.   Includes a historical photo.

 

The Industrial Confederacy: The Augusta Powder Works

A brief history of the works.   Historical photos.


The New Georgia Guide
A brief history of the canal is on page 350.

 

The Second Most Magical Place in Augusta

A brief history of the canal.   Current photos.


The State of Georgia: What it Offers to Immigrants, Producers and Manufacturers – 1881
A brief description of the canal is on page 107.

 

Rev. January, 2023