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MAPS
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Map of the River System Involved in the
Beaver Division of the Erie Canal
A map of the canal.
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Beaver Division Canal Map
A map of the canal.
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Map of Lawrence and Beaver
counties – 1860
Shows the route of the canal.
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GENERAL
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A Geography of Pennsylvania –
1843
A brief description is on page 153.
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A New Guide for Emigrants to
the West – 1837
A brief description is on page 171.
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Annual Report of the State
Engineer and Surveyor for the Year 1906
A brief history and description
begins on page 1382. Includes statements of
Operations from 1834 to 1870.
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Beaver & Erie Canal -
Lawrence County PA
A brief history of the canal. Historical and
current photos.
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Beaver & Erie Division
A brief history and description of the canal.
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Beaver and Erie Canal 
Includes a brief history of the
Beaver Division.
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Bridgewater Historic District
Includes descriptions of the former dam and two locks of
the canal in the community.
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Canal Boat Jack Boyle in the
Beaver Division Canal
New Brighton PA
Historical photo.
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Canals, Locks, and Dams
Links to historical articles and photos.
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Canals were the first
superhighways of Beaver County
Includes a brief history of the canal.
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Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make
reference to the canal.
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Early American Railroads –
1839
A brief description is on page 544; toll receipts for
1837 - 1840 are on page 550.
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Erie Extension Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Crawford County.
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Girard
Locks of the Beaver Division Canal Historical
Marker
Photo and text of
a marker in Beaver County.
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Harbor Creek Historical Marker
Photo and text
of a marker in Lawrence County. Current
photos.
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History of Beaver County,
Pennsylvania – 1888
Reference to the canal is on page 147.
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History
in a Minute:
Girard Locks video
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History of Beaver County,
Pennsylvania: And Its Centennial Celebration, Volume
2 – 1904
Reference to the canal is on page 737.
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History of Lawrence County,
Pennsylvania – 1877
Reference to the canal is on page 16.
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James A. Garfield and the
Beaver & Erie Canal
An article begins on page 6 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Journal, Volume 2 – 1848
The Fifth Annual Report of the Erie Canal Company,
including information on the Beaver Division, begins on
page 262.
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Legislative Documents,
Comprising the Department and Other Reports Made to
the Senate and House of Representatives of
Pennsylvania During the Session of 1878, Volume 7
A brief history and description of
the canal is on page 227.
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Pennsylvania,
Colonial and Federal: A History, 1608-1903, Volume
3
A brief history and description of
the canal begins on page 291.
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Pennsylvania
Newspaper Archive
A set of historical articles making
reference to the canal.
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Reports of the Heads of
Departments to the Governor of Pennsylvania – 1844
The annual report for the Beaver, Shenango and French
Creek Divisions begins on page 10.
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The Beaver Division
Canal
A
brief history of the canal. Historical
photos.
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The Beaver Division
Canal
A
brief history of the canal. Link to
historical photos.
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The Beaver Division
Canal and a revival in Beaver Falls
Includes
a brief history of the canal and a historical photo.
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The Monthly Chronicle, Volume
3 – 1842
A brief description of the
canal begins on page 104.
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