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1794 document laying out the
structure of the Middlesex Canal Corporation
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A Companion to American
Technology
A brief history begins on page 34.
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A Comparison of The Blackstone And
Middlesex Canals
A comparison of various aspects
about the canals, including competitive pressures,
fnancial success, water supply availability,
operational difficulties, etc.
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A Description of the Middlesex Canal
A description of the canal, from a
1930's account .
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A New
Gazetteer of the United States of America - 1830
A brief description begins on page 449.
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A Voice From The Past: "Upper Medford"
& The Middlesex Canal
An excerpt of an article about the
canal in Upper Medford. Historical maps.
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A Watershed Moment: The
Middlesex Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Includes a map of the canal route.
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An Account of Surveys and
Examinations – 1824
A description of the canal and the boats utilized
on it begins on page 108.
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An Act In Addition To An Act
Entitled "An Act For Incorporating James Sullivan
& Others By The Name & Stile Of The
Proprietors Of The Middlesex Canal." – 1794
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An
Act In Addition To The Several Acts Respecting The
Proprietors Of Middlesex Canal – 1798
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An Act In Addition To Several
Acts Passed Respecting The Middlesex Canal – 1799
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An Act In Addition To An Act
Entitled "An Act In Further Addition To An Act
Entitled An Act For Incorporating James Sullivan,
Esq. And Others, By The Name And Style Of The
Proprietors Of The Middlesex Canal." – 1808
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An Act In Further Addition To
An Act Entitled "An Act For Incorporating James
Sullivan Esqr. And Others By The Name And Style Of
The Proprietors Of The Middlesex Canal." – 1802
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An Act In Further Addition To
An Act, Entitled, "An Act In Further Addition To An
Act, Entitled, An Act For Incorporating James
Sullivan, Esq. And Others, By The Name And Style Of
The Proprietors Of The Middlesex Canal." – 1812
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An Act In Further Addition To
An Act, Entitled, " An Act For Incorporating James
Sullivan, Esq. And Others, By The Name And Style Of
The Proprietors Of Middlesex Canal." – 1814
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An Act To Enable The
Proprietors Of The Middlesex Canal To Collect Tolls
– 1834
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An Exacting Study of The Complexities,
Obstacles, Successes and Failures Encountered in the
Building and Operation of the Middlesex Canal - Part
I
A detailed history of the canal,
continued on the next web site.
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An Exacting Study of The Complexities,
Obstacles, Successes and Failures Encountered in the
Building and Operation of the Middlesex Canal - Part
II
Continuation of the previous web
site.
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Annual
Report, New York State Engineer and Surveyor,
Volume 2 - 1906
A brief history, description and summary of toll
receipts is on page 1371.
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Before the Internet, There Was
the Middlesex Canal
An extensive history of the
canal. Includes historical illustrations, maps and
current photos.
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Building Victorian
Boston: The Architecture of Gridley J.F. Bryant
A description of architectural granite shipped to
Boston on the canal is on page 15.
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Canals for a Nation
A brief history begins on page 11.
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Capitalism, Politics,
and Railroads in Jacksonian New England
A description of the role of the canal in
transporting lumber to the coast is on page 78.
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Chelmsford
A current photo of a former toll house is on page
18.
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Collections, Volume 1,
Manchester Historic Association – 1897
The role of the canal in beginning the commercial
development of southern New Hampshire begins on page 35.
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Comparison of the Blackstone
and Middlesex Canals
Link to the .pdf file of the article.
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Contributions of the Lowell
Historical Society, Volume 1 – 1913
Boyhood memories of the canal by a city resident begins
on page 225.
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Course of canal to
Charlestown Millpond
A circa 1802 map of the final southern 2.25 miles of the
canal.
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Crossing The Concord River: The
Middlesex Canal's Floating Towpath
An article about the towpath. Map,
historical painting and current photo.
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Darby's
Edition of Brooke's Universal Gazetteer - 1828
A description is on page 588.
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Death of an Empire: The Rise
and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City
An example of the quantity ot textiles shipped from
Lowell to Boston via the canal is on page 95.
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Digital Commonwealth
Includes historical photos and documents relating to the
canal.
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Digital Library
of America
Includes links to historical documents and maps.
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Early Canal Transportation:
The Boats of the Middlesex Canal – 1991
A small pamphlet supporting an
exhibition on the subject.
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Edward Everett Hale on the Middlesex
Canal
A brief excerpt from the author's
1893 book, about his experiences on the canal.
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Encyclopædia
Americana - 1835
A brief description of the canal is on page 17.
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Facts Everyone Should Know About The
Middlesex Canal
Fourteen key facts about the canal.
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For 300 Years, Two Neighbors Have Been
Taken For Granite
An article about stone quarries in
Chelmsford and Westford, which used the canal to
transport building stones around the country.
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Historic House of the Month
Middlesex Canal Houses
Includes a brief history and
description of the canal and a description of some of
the building adjacent to the canal i Charleston in 1844.
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Historic Leaves – 1903
A historical sketch of the canal begins on page 49.
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Historic New England
Infrastructure: Middlesex Canal
Includes
a brief history and description of the canal and
current photos.
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Historical Sketch of the
Middlesex Canal - 1843
An 1843 report on the canal,
including a brief history, a forecast of its future,
and a proposal to help continue its usefullness.
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Historical Sketch of The Old Middlesex
Canal - Part I
A brief history and description of
the canal from 1902, including descriptions of the
canals on the Merrimack that extended travel as far as
Concord, New Hampshire. Continued on the next web
site.
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Historical Sketch of The Old Middlesex
Canal - Part II
Continuation of the previous web
site.
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History: Wilmington has many
remnants of the Middlesex Canal
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History
of Chelmsford, Massachusetts - 1917
A brief history and description is on page 454; a
description of a tavern serving the canal is on page
483; a history of the canal begins on page 501.
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History
of Lowell and Its People, Volume 1 - 1920
A brief history of the canal
begins on page 113.
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History
of the Town of Medford, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts - 1855
A brief history of the canal begins on page 395.
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History
of Middlesex County, Massachusetts - 1880
A description of the canal begins on page 313.
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Illustrated History of Lowell -
1868
A brief history of the canal.
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Journal of the Association of
Engineering Societies,Volume 4 – 1885
A brief history of the canal begins on page 60.
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Letter from J. L. Sullivan to New York
Canal Commissioners advising concerning the cost of
proposed Erie Canal
Extracts from a letter to the
President of the New York Board of Commissioners,
regarding Middlesex Canal canal construction costs.
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Letter from Wm. Weston to Aaron Dexter
Technical advice on canal
construction, based on Mr. Weston's experience with
English canals.
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Life on the Middlesex
Canal
Excerpts from a history of the canal.
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Locks And Canals Of The
Merrimack River – Part II
Includes a brief history, description and map.
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Lowell
Historical paintings of the canal are on page 95.
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Lowell History: Middlesex
Canal Association Collection
A brief history of the
canal. Historical paintings and map.
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Made in the U.S.A: The
History of American Business
A brief history of the canal begins on page 81.
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Massachusetts at a Glance: A
User's Guide to the Bay State
A brief history of the canal begins on page 164.
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Medford Historical Register,
Volumes 11-12, 1908
A description of two packet boats is on page 51.
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Middlesex Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Historical maps, current photos and links to related
sites.
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Middlesex Canal
A brief description of the canal.
Current photos and a link to a related site.
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Middlesex Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.
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Middlesex Canal
A brief history and description of
the canal. Current photo.
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Middlesex Canal, 1793-1853 (Butters
Row)
Photo of an historic marker,
including a map of the canal route through Wilmington.
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Middlesex Canal (1802)
A brief history and description of the canal.
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Middlesex Canal -- An
analysis of its accounting and management – 1980
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Middlesex
Canal Association
Newsletters, historical photos,
illustrations, map, museum information, links to
related web sites. Historical articles available in
current and past issues of "Towpath Topics".
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Middlesex Canal Comprehensive Survey
Phase IV Survey Report
A comprehensive history of the
canal, including details of historical features along
the canal route, is found in Appendix C.
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Middlesex-Canal Corporation Records
A brief history of the canal,
including reference to the Merrimack River canals,
comments on the importance of the canal and an index
of corporation papers.
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Middlesex Canal Facts
Features and a brief history of the
canal.
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Middlesex Canal Images
Maps, historical illustrations and current photos.
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Middlesex Canal Legislative
Acts
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Middlesex Canal Map
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Middlesex Canal Museum
Information about the museum.
Current photographs.
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Middlesex Canal Ox Bow
An article about the Ox Box section
of the canal.
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Middlesex Canal Photos
A set of photos of the canal.
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Middlesex_Canal_Plan_and_Profile
Plans and profiles from 1829-1830 from surveys by George
R. Baldwin.
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Middlesex Canal Video
A brief history of the canal.
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Money In 1793 (Or Not Worth a
Continental)
A brief article about the role of
early U.S. currency in the financing of the canal.
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New Sewer Construction Unearths Timbers
of Old Middlesex Canal
A 1964 article about the unearthing
of canal artifacts.
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Old Middlesex Canal historical
marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Middlesex County.
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Old Middlesex Tavern
A historical photo of the former
tavern located near the canal.
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Oldest Toll House
A historical marker for the 1832 building.
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On Which Side Was The Towpath Built,
And Why?
An article about the towpath,
including a description of operations when the path
changed from one side of the canal to the other.
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Panoramic View From The Bunker Hill
Monument
An 1856 illustrated panoramic view
of the Charlestown Mill Pond, the southern terminus of
the canal.
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Petition to the General Court of
Massachusetts
An 1822 petition to the General
Court of Massachusetts by the Directors of the
Middlesex Canal, asking for relief by way of a
lottery.
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Principles
of Public and Private Infrastructure Delivery
A brief history of the canal
begins on page 441.
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Proceedings
of the celebration of the two hundred and
seventy-fifth anniversary of the settlement of Medford,
Massachusetts,
June, nineteen hundred and five
A brief history of the canal begins on page
20. Includes historical photos.
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Prospective
economy, in the future public works of the state
of New-York - 1827
The impact of the canal on the development of New
Hampshire is briefly discussed on page 25.
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Public Documents Relating to the New
York Canals
Miscellaneous particulars of
information, respecting the Middlesex Canal, from an
1821 document.
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Remarks on the Importance of Inland
Navigation From Boston by the Middlesex Canal and
Merrimack River in the Present and Probable Future
State of Foreign Commerce - Part I
An 1813 pamphlet promoting the
benefits of the canal. Continued on the next web site.
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Remarks on the Importance of Inland
Navigation From Boston by the Middlesex Canal and
Merrimack River in the Present and Probable Future
State of Foreign Commerce - Part II
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Report: New Hampshire
Forestry and Recreation Commission – 1893
A brief history of the canal begins on page 50.
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Site of the Middlesex Canal (Upper
Mystic Lake)
Photo of a historic marker.
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The
Adams Papers Diary of Charles Francis Adams
- 1831
A description of a former
aqueduct on the canal is on page xix.
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The
Bay State Monthly - 1898
A brief history of the canal
begins on page 519. Includes historical photos and
a map of the canal route.
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The Brooks Bridge
An historical photo of the former
bridge.
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The Canal That Bisected Boston
The relationship of the Middlesex
Canal to the Boston Mill Pond Canal.
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The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia,
Volume 14 – 1832
A report regarding the canal, including an analysis of
its cost, which was forwarded to De Witt Clinton,
begins on page 339. It is followed by
more detailed information about the canal and its
operation.
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The Faulkner Mills
A brief article about the mills
constructed on the Concord River mill pond, adjacent
to the canal.
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The Floating Towpath – How
the Middlesex Canal Crossed the Concord River
An article begins on page 10 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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The Grand Man, Volume 16,
Issues 1-3 – 1898
A list of commodities shipped on the canal during the
1804 season begins on page 55.
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The Granite Monthly, Volume 8
– 1885
A history of the canal begins on page 44.
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The Granite Monthly, Volume
9– 1886
A historical illustration of a shot of lumber being run
through a lock typical of those found on the canal is on
page 10.
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The
History of Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass. -
1868
A brief history of the canal begins on page 408.
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The
Memorial History of Boston, Vol. 4 - 1881
A brief history of the canal, including proposals
being considered for additional Massachusetts canals to
compete with the Erie Canal, begins on page 111.
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The Middlesex Canal
A brief resume on the canal's
history.
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The Middlesex Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Current photo.
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The Middlesex Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Includes descriptions of branch canals at Medford and
to the state prison at Charleston.
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The Middlesex Canal
A resume of the canal's history.
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The Middlesex Canal
An 1898 article about the former
canal.
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The Middlesex Canal
A history of the Middlesex Canal and
its relation to Medford, including the Branch Canal.
Historical painting and map and current photo.
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The Middlesex Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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The Middlesex Canal 
The
article begins on page 23 of the Mar., 2014 issue of
the Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.
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The
Middlesex Canal video
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The Middlesex Canal, Part 1
The article begins on page 11 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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The Middlesex Canal, Part 2
The article concludes on page 6 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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The Middlesex Canal 1793-1853
Photo and text of a historical marker.
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The Middlesex Canal — An
Analysis of the Accounting and Management
A paper analyzing the development and subsequent decline
of the canal, though an analysis and evaluation of
financial data.
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The Middlesex Canal, New
England’s Incredible Ditch
A brief history of the canal. Historical and
current photos.
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The Middlesex Canal:
Prototype for American Canal Building
The
article begins on page 11 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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The
Middlesex Canal - Woburn's First Interstate, Then
and Now video
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The New England Magazine,
Volume 2 – 1885
A history begins on page 96.
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The Popular Encyclopedia,
Volume 2 – 1841
A brief history and description is on page 10.
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The Proprietors of Locks and Canals on
the Merrimack River: What Else Did they Do?
An explanation of the responsibilies
of the corporation.
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The Roaming Middlesex Canal Tollhouse
An article about the history of the
former tollhouse. Historical and current photos.
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Then and Now: Middlesex Canal
A brief history of the canal. Current photo
and links to related sites.
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Tollhouse at Middlesex Village
Another brief article about the
tollhouse. Historical photo.
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Towpaths
to Oblivion. The Middlesex Canal and the Coming of
the Railroad 1792-1853
Link to a brief history of the canal.
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When the Road was a River
A 1999 article about the canal and efforts to restore
parts of it.
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Wilmington
Historical photos of the canal begin on page 96.
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Winchester Archival Center
Includes links to historical maps and documents related
to the canal.
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