19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Massachusetts

 

 

General

 

A Book of the United States - 1839
Brief descriptions of New England Canals begin on page 379.

 

A Connected View of the Whole Internal Navigation of the United States – 1830
A brief history and description of the Middlesex Canal begins on page 32; a brief status of the construction of the Blackstone Canal is on page 44.

 

A Concise History of  Massachusetts - 1837
Includes histories of the canals in the state.
 

An Accompaniment to Mitchell's Reference and Distance Map of the United  States - 1835
A brief overview of New England canals begins on page 215.
 

Canals of the Connecticut River
Brief histories of canals along the river.
 

Ecological Revolutions: Nature, Gender, and Science in New England
A map of 19th century New England Canals is on page 194.

 

Middlesex and River Canals 1843 Rates of Tolls Chart


Northeast and Midwest United States: An Environmental History
A brief history of canal and dam construction begins on page 71.

 

Rural Economy in New England at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century - 1916
Brief histories of some of the New England canals.
 

The Merrimack River - 1869
Brief histories of canals along the river, from an 1869 publication. Additional information can be accessed by searching by "canal".
 

The Proprietors of Locks and Canals on the Merrimack River: What Else Did they Do?
A review of activities performed by the corporation to improve navigation of the Merrimack River.
 

Transportation Canals of Eastern Mass. and South Central NH: A Different Perspective
An overview of canal development in the region.

 

Rev. June, 2023