A Connected View of the Whole Internal Navigation of the United States – 1830
Brief descriptions of the state's canals begins on page 402.

A Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of the United States – 1840
A brief description of the state's canals begins on page 168; additional description of the Dismal Swamp Canal is on page 161.

America's Wetland: An Environmental and Cultural History of Tidewater Virginia and North Carolina
An excerpt of histories of the canals in the state begins on page 104.

An Accompaniment to Mitchell's Reference and Distance Map of the United States
A brief description of canals in the state, as of 1835.
 

Canals
A brief history of the state's canals.   Historical photo and links to related sites.

North Carolina Canals Before 1860

An article from the North Carolina Historical Review.

North Carolina Transportation & Travel - The Canals
A brief overview of the canals in the state. Links to related sites.
 

Topics Before Congress
An 1880 New York Times article about government plans to expand inland waterways along the coast, including potential improvements to the Dismal Swamp and Albemarle & Chesapeake Canals.