19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Georgia

 

 

Brunswick-Altamaha Canal

 

A History of Transportation in the Eastern Cotton Belt to 1860 - 1908
A brief history of the canal is on page 356.

 

Altamaha Canal Study 1981
Includes a brief history and an 1836 map of the canal.

 

Brunswick - Altamaha Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.  Includes a current photo.

 

Brunswick and Altamaha Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.

 

Brunswick Canal
A brief history of the canal.

 

Brunswick, Georgia
A description and history of the city, including reference to the canal.
 

Brunswick, Georgia, Its Port And City
A history of the area, including reference to the canal and its influence on the local economy.

 

Brunswick – The City by the Sea
A brief history of the canal begins on page 12.  Includes a historical photo.

 

Bulloch History with Roger Allen: The need for canals to connect the Altamaha River

Includes a brief history of the canal.


Canals for a Nation
A brief history of the canal begins on page 123.

 

Digital Library of Georgia
Link to an 1837 report about the canal.

 

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

 

Georgia.; Schemes for the Development of the Resources of the State-Location of Brunswick
An 1867 New York Times article about the growth potential for Brunswick after the Civil War, including reference to the canal.
 

Lines in the Sand: Race and Class in Lowcountry Georgia, 1750-1860
A brief history of the laborers used to build the canal begins on page 36.

 

Plantation Slavery in Georgia – 1933
A brief description of the use of slaves to build the canal is on page 197.

 

Report on the Brunswick Canal and Rail Road, Glynn County, Georgia – 1836
A report prepared by Loammi Baldwin for the canal directors.

 

Rice Gold: James Hamilton Couper and Plantation Life on the Georgia Coast
Couper's role in reinvigorating the canal programs in Georgia, including the Brunswick and Altamaha, begins on page 143.

 

Slavery and Rice Culture in Low Country Georgia, 1750-1860
The roles of blacks and the Irish in building the canal begins on page 60.

 

"Swing the Sickle for the Harvest is Ripe": Gender and Slavery in Antebellum Georgia
A brief history of the canal begins on page 114.

 

The Executive Documents of the First Session of the 36th  Congress - 1860
A report regarding the proposed purchase of land for a federal naval depot, and its impact on completion of the canal, begins on page 28.

 

Rev. January, 2023