Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal: connecting Chesapeake Bay with Currituck, Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and their tributary streams - 1874

Map of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal – 1885

18th - 19th Century Canals in North Carolina
A brief history and description of the canal. Historical photos and paintings, plus links to related web sites and descriptions of other early water transportation projects initiated within the state.
 

A bill to construct a ship canal to connect the waters of Albemarle, Currituck and Pamlico Sounds with Chesapeake Bay - 1854
 

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
A brief history of the canal.  Current photo.

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
A brief history of the canal.

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal

A brief history and description of the canal.

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal 150 Years Old in 2009
An article begins on page 15 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Company Advertisement
Photo of an 1880 advertisement.
 

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Company Bond

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal facts for kids

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Currituck County.

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Currituck County.
 

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Historical Marker
A brief history and description of the canal. Current photo and links to related sites.  Located in Coinjock County.
 

Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal: Military supply route historical marker
A brief history of the canal during the Civil War.

America's Wetland: An Environmental and Cultural History of Tidewater Virginia and North Carolina
A brief history is on page 105.

Annual report of the President and Directors of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Company – 1856

Annual report of the President and Directors of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Company - 1857
A link to the report.
 

Annual Report of the President and Directors of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Company – 1858

Annual Report of the President and Directors of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Company – 1859

Annual report of the President and Directors of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Company – 1860 - 1865

Annual report of the President and Directors of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Company – 1861

Annual report of the President and Directors of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Company – 1864

Annual report of the President and Directors of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Company – 1866

Annual report of the President and Directors of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Company – 1871

Annual report of the President and Directors of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Company – 1872

Canals for a Nation
A brief history of the canal, along with information on other North Carolina canals, begins on page 118.
 

Census Reports Tenth Census: June 1, 1880, Volume 4
A description and map of the canal is on page 749.

Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal

Includes a brief timeline history of the canal.

Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make reference to the canal.

Digital Public Library of America
Links to historical maps and documents.

Great Inland Water Way
Link to the .pdf file of an 1896 New York Times article about three important Atlantic coast inland canals - the Delaware & Raritan, Chesapeake and Delaware and the Albermarle and Chesapeake, and their commercial and potential military significance. Map and historical illustration.
 

History of the Waterways of the Atlantic Coast of the United States - 1983
A history of the canal begins on page 63.

House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d Session-49th Congress, 1st Session  - 1875
A letter from the President of the canal company begins on page 60.

Intracoastal Waterway
Includes a brief history of the canal.

North Carolina Canals - Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
A brief history and description of the canal. Map and links to related sites
 

Preliminary Report of the Inland Waterways Commission – 1908
A brief description and history begins on page 286.

Report by the United States Army, Office of the Chief of Engineers – 1904
A brief description begins on page 1396.

Report of the Secretary of the Treasury; on the Subject of Public Roads and Canals  - 1808
A description of the canal at this point in history, challenges in making it more suitable for commercial navigation, and potential solutions. Included is a discussion of the perceived difficulties of establishing communications between the Atlantic states and western waters by means of canals.
 

Scientific American – 1907
A historical photo of the canal and an article about a proposed enlargement of the waterway begins on page 309.

The Albemarle and Chesapeake  Canal - 1858
Link to a brief history of the canal.
 

The Guard Locks at Great Bridge
An article begins on page 3 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

The North Carolina Historical Review – 1948
A history of the canal begins on page 40.

The Waterman's Song: Slavery and Freedom in Maritime North Carolina
A map of this and other nearby state canals is on pages 6 and 7.  A brief history begins on page 116.

United States Congressional Serial Set, Issue 2476 – 1886
A brief description of the canal and statistics on exports from the state via the canal are on page 212.

Vestige of the Age of Steam, the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
A brief history of the canal.   Historical photo.