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1830 Andrew Jackson – Veto
of Louisville and Portland Canal Bill
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A Map of the Louisville
& Portland Canal – 1828
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A New Gazetteer of the United
States of America 1830
A brief history and description of the canal is on page
447.
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An Accompaniment to
Mitchell’s Reference and Distance Map of the United
States - 1835
A brief history and description of
the canal is on page 297.
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Annual Reports United
States War Department, Part 2 – 1871
A report of operations at
the canal begins on page 457.
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Building the
Louisville-Portland Canal 
The
article is in the Sept., 2024 issue of the Canal
Society of Indiana newsletter.
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Canal at Louisville, at the
Ohio Falls, 1835
An article begins on page 12 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Canal Completion Spurs City's
Development
The impact of the canal on the
development of the Louisville area.
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Canal Locks, Louisville, Ky.
A set of historical photos of the
canal.
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Canals
Historical photos of the canal are on page 98. A
plan, section and elevation of a swing bridge over the
canal is on page 158.
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Canals for a Nation
A brief history and description of
the canal begins on page 57.
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Charter, Bylaws, etc. of the
Louisville and Portland Canal Company – 1825
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Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles making reference
to the canal.
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Digital Public Library of
America
Links to historical documents.
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Early American Railroads
A description of the canal begins on page 768.
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"Elevation and Sections of the
Capstans, Gearing and Spool, New Locks of the Louisville
& Portland Canal"
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"Elevation and Sections of Well
Hole of the Lowerlift Gate on North Side of the New
Locks of the Louisville Portland Canal"
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Falls of the Ohio
The article
begins on page 6 of the Aug., 2004 Canal Society of
Indiana newsletter.
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History of Kentucky
A history of the canal
begins on page 552.
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House Documents, Otherwise
Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d
Session-49th Congress, 1st Session – 1875
A report on the management of the canal begins on page
74.
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Journal
of the House of the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky - 1837
The Thirteenth Annual Report
of the Canal Company begins on page 391.
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Journal of the Senate
of the Commonwealth of Kentucky- 1835
The Eleventh Annual Report
of the Canal Company begins on page 102.
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Louisville
Historical photos are on
page 104.
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Louisville-Portland Canal
Described, 1837
An article begins on page 7 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Louisville and Portland Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Current and historical maps, current photos and links
to related sites.
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Louisville and Portland Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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Louisville and Portland Canal
A brief history of the canal. Includes historical
postcards.
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Louisville and Portland
canal by the Ohio River at Louisville, KY
A brief
history of the canal. Maps and historical
photos.
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Louisville and Portland
Canal
Construction Began in 1826
The article
begins on page 15 of the Sept., 204 issue of the Canal
Society of Indiana newsletter.
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Louisville and Portland
Canal Locks & Dam
A brief history of the canal.
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Louisville and Portland Canal
Postcards
Historical postcards of the canal.
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Louisville and Portland Canal
[Report No. 6], December 31, 1845
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Louisville Directory – 1832
A brief history of the canal begins on page 110.
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McAlpine Locks and Dam
A brief history of the canal.
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Message
of the President of the United States and
Accompanying Documents, etc. -1872
An annual report of the
operations of the canal begins on page 442.
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Mitchell's
Compendium of the Internal Improvements of the
United States - 1835
A brief description of the
canal is on page 67.
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Moments in Kentucky
Legislative History: The Louisville and Portland
Canal
A brief
history of the canal. Historical map.
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Notes on Some of the Chief
Navigable Rivers and Canal in the United States and
Canada – 1877
A description of the canal and dam begins on page
45.
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Ohio River Images
A diagram of the dam and canal prior to 1922 is on page
110 and historical photos of the canal are on page 113.
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Ohio River Navigation:
Past-Present-Future – 1979
A history and description of the canal begins on page
16.
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Plans of the Louisville and
Portland Canal - 1852
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Portland, Louisville
History of one of the communities
near Louisville which lost economic power when the
canal eliminated the need to transship goods around
the falls by land. Historical and current map.
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Proceedings of the Managers of the Ohio
Canal Company
An 1805 report regarding the
proposed canal.
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Public
Documents Printed By Order Of The Senate Of The
United States, During The First Session Of The
Twenty-Sixth Congress - 1839
Communicaions from the
Chamber of Commerce, regarding Senate legislation
affecting the canal, begin on page 29.
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Railway
Locomotives and Cars - 1832
A brief report of the
canal's operation is on page 193.
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Report of Committee on the
Best Mode of Improving Navigation at the Falls of
the Ohio – 1859
Report of a committee, formed by local merchants,
steamboat master and owners and other interested
parties, to consider how to best improve the canal.
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Report of the Committee Appointed on
the Tenth Ultimo
An 1806 petition, seeking aid from
the United States government in creating a canal
around the Falls of Ohio.
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Report of the Secretary of
War – 1887
A report by the Superintendent of the canal begins
on page 1847.
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Shippingport, Kentucky
History of another important
transshipment community, which lost economic power
when the canal was completed.
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Steamboats on the Western
Rivers
A brief history of the canal begins on page 182.
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Subjects for Action by Congress: the
Louisville and Portland Canal
An 1880 New York Times article about
Congressional discussion regarding the elimination of
tolls.
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The
Congressional Globe – 1873
A speech in the House of
Represenatives regarding appropriations for improvements
to the canal begins on page 131.
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The Encyclopedia of
Louisville
A brief history of the canal
and a historical photo are on page 531.
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The Falls City Engineers –
1974
A history of the Falls and its canals begins
on page 57.
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The Far West, Or, a
Tour Beyond the Mountains -1838
A history of the canal
begins on page 255.
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The History of
Louisville: From Its Earliest Settlement Till the
Year 1852
A brief history of the canal
begins on page 166.
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The Kentucky
Encyclopedia
A brief history of the canal
begins on page 580.
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The New-England
Magazine, Volume 4 – 1833
A description of the canal
begins on page 79.
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The origin and history of the
Louisville and Portland Canal
An extensive history of the canal.
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Transportation by
Water, 1916
A brief history and
description of the canal is on page 227.
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Triumph at the Falls: The
Louisville and Portland Canal
An extensive history of the canal.
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Yesterday's Business in the House
An 1884 New York Times article about
U.S. House of Representatives discussion regarding the
Louisville and Portland Canal Bill.
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