19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

New York

 

 

Western Inland Lock Navigation Company

Also see Little Falls Canal

Digital Public Library of America
Links to historical documents.

 

Early New York State Waterways & the Inland Lock & Navigation Company

A brief history of the canal.


Erie Canal
Includes a brief history of the navigation system.

 

History of Chenango and Madison Counties
Includes a brief history of the navigation system.

 

Inland Lock Navigation

A brief history of the canal.


Little Falls Aqueduct
A brief history of the aqueduct.   Current photos.

 

Little Falls Canal
Photo of a historical marker, plus current photos of remnants of the canal system.

 

Mohawk River & Wood Creek Canals

A brief history of the canal.


Navigating New York State

A brief history of the canal.   Current photo.


New York State Historic Newspapers
A set of articles making reference to the canal.


Stores and Impliments belonging to the Western Inland Lock Navigation Company

Includes a brief history of the canal.


The Great American canals – Vol. 2
A brief history of the canal is found in Chapter 1.

 

The Inland lock navigation company. First report of the Directors and Engineer - 1880
A link to the document, which contains the articles on pages 157 and 167, respectively.

 

The Report of a Committee Appointed to Explore the Western Waters in the State of New York – 1792

 

The Western Inland Lock and Navigation Canal video


Western Inland Lock Navigation Company account book


Wood Creek
Includes a brief history of the navigation system.

 

Wood Creek
Results of a field study of the navigation between Albany and Oswego, with a focus on Wood Creek.

 

Rev. November, 2023