19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Maine

 

 

Telos Canal

 

Acts and Resolves Passed by the ... Legislature of the State of Maine - 1907
An Act to amend the Act incorporating the East Branch Improvement Company, and assume ownership of the canal begins on page 680.

 

Allagash: A Journey Through Time on Maine's Legendary Wilderness Waterway
A brief history of the "Telos War" begins on page 92.

 

Allagash History

Includes a brief history of the canal.


Chamberlain Lake
Includes a brief history of the canal.

 

Digital Public Library of America
Link to a survey of the canal and dam.

 

Documents Printed by Order of the Legislature of the State of Maine – 1846
The Act incorporating the Telos Canal Company.

 

History of the Maine Woods – 1963
A history of the "Telos War" and the canal begins on page 53.

 

In the Maine Woods
A brief history begins on page 108.

 

Memories of Maine Magazine

A article about the history of the canal is on page 10.


Places to Kayak and Canoe: Telos Lake Piscataquis County Maine

Includes a brief history of the canal.


Public Documents of the State of Maine - 1847
An Act to incorporate the canal begins on page 12.

 

Sprague’s Journal of Maine History – 1918
A brief history of the canal is on page 180.

 

Telos Canal
A brief description and history of the canal.

 

Telos Canal Company Records

Includes a brief history of the canal.


Telos Canal images


Telos Dam & Cut
A brief history of the dam and canal. Historical illustration.
 

Telos Lake, Dam and Cut and Webster Lake
An aerial view of Telos Lake, Dam, and Cut.

 

‘The Dam in the Woods’ plays important role
A brief history of the dam and canal.

 

The Telos Cut and Lock Dam
Includes a brief history of the locks and dams on the river.

 

The Wilderness from Chamberlain Farm: A Story of Hope For The American Wild
A brief history begins on page 70.

 

Woods and Lakes of Maine
A brief history begins on page 221.

 

Yankee Loggers – 1961
A brief history of the canal begins on page 40.

 

Rev. May, 2023