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MAPS
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Philadelphia 1824 
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Map of the Manayunk Canal in
the
21st Ward of the City of Philadelphia, with the
lands of the Sch. Nav. Co.
[Schuylkill Navigation Co.] adjacent. – 1859
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Philadelphia, 36th,
Schuylkill
River, Walnut - 1895
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Schuykill Valley, Lower
Merion
Township, W. Manayunk Sta. Right – 1886
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GENERAL
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A Brief Description of the
Canals and Rail Roads of the United States – 1834
A brief description is on page 30.
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Along the Schuylkill River
Current and historical photos are on pages 38 - 42.
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Digital Public Library of
America
Links to historical photos.
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Graham's Illustrated Magazine
of Literature, Romance, Art, and Fashion, Volume 10
– 1835
A description of the canal is on page 637.
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Manayunk
A history of the community,
including the significant effect of the canal on
economic development of the region. Bird,s-eye view
map.
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Manayunk
A history begins on page 8; historical photos are
on pages 16, 33, 45, 55 and 62.
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Manayunk Canal
Includes a brief description of the canal.
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Manayunk Canal
Links to articles about the canal and
Schuylkill Navigation.
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Manayunk/Canal
Includes a brief history of the
canal.
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Manayunk Canal, Once Relegated
to History, is Getting a New
Life
Includes a brief history of the
canal.
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Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A brief history of the neighborhood,
including reference to the canal.
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Manayunk Site #8
Includes a brief history and
description of the canal.
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Metropolitan Philadelphia:
Living with the Presence of the Past
A brief history is on page 165
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Pennsylvania
Newspaper Archive
A set of historical articles making
reference to the canal.
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Philadelphia: A Pictorial
Celebration
A description of the impact of the canal on the growth
of the community is on page 129.
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Philadelphia's Story - The
Manayunk Canal
A brief history of the canal. Historical
photo and illustration.
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Proprietary Capitalism: The
Textile Manufacture at Philadelphia, 1800-1885
The relationship of the canal and the textile mills
built along it are discussed on pages 48, 49
and 139.
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Publications of the
Historical society of Schuylkill County- 1905
A brief history of the development of water power on the
canal begins on page 480.
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Report of the Operations of
the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. and the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co – 1877
A report on repairs performed on the canal is on pages
88 and 89.
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Report of the President and
Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company
to the Stockholders - 1826
A brief descriptions of operations is on page 4; a
report on repairs performed on the canal is on page 19.
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Report of the President and
Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company
to the Stockholders – 1853
A report on repairs performed on the canal is on page
14.
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Schuylkill Canal: Flat Rock
Dam, Manayunk Canal, Locks Number 68 & 69
A brief history of these elements of the navigation
system.
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Still Philadelphia
A brief history of the community of Manayunk
and historical photos of the canal is on pages 66
and 68.
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The Manayunk Section of the Schuylkill
Canal
A brief history of the canal and its
economic impact on the adjacent community.
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The Schuylkill Canal
A brief history of the Manayunk begins on page 8.
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United States Commercial and
Statistical Register, Volume 2 – 1840
An excerpt from the annual report of the Navigation
Company describes rebuilding of the dam at the head of
the canal on page 58.
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