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A Geography of Pennsylvania –
1843
The anticipated economic benefits of the canal, upon
completion, are discussed on page 232.
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Act of Incorporation of the
Summit Branch Railroad Company – 18
The
relative safety of the canal from damage due to
freshets is discussed on page 9.
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Annual Report of the Auditor
General of the State of Pennsylvania – 1868
An 1867 annual report for the canal company begins on
page 549.
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Annual
Report of the Auditor General of the State of
Pennsylvania - 1869
An 1868 annual report for the canal company begins on
page 584.
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Annual Report of the Auditor
General – 1873
A report from the former President of the canal company
is on page 832.
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Annual Report of the State
Engineer and Surveyor on the Canals of the State of
New York – 1906
A brief history of the transfer of ownership of the
canal to the Pennsylvania Canal Company begins on page
1379.
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Annual Report, Pennsylvania
Canal Co. 1879-1891, 1910
A brief history and description is on page 8.
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Canals, Volume 1
A brief history of the canal and current photo is on
page 74.
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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 history and description is on page 547.
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History of Dauphin County,
Pennsylvania – 1907
A brief history is on page 415.
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History of the Railroads and
Canals of the United States – 1860
A brief history and description is on page 557.
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Journal, Volume 63, Part 2 –
1853
Copies of two annual reports begin on page 522.
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Laws of the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – 1845
The Act authorizing incorporation of the canal company
begins on page 134.
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Legislative Documents,
Comprising the Department and Other Reports ...,
Volume 7 – 1878
A brief history and description is on page 228.
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Millersburg
Includes a brief history of the canal.
Historical photo and links to related sites.
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Millersburg – Loading Canal
Boats on the Wiconisco Canal
A historical photo of the canal.
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Pennsylvania Archives - 1901
An index of references to the canal within the document.
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Pennsylvania,
Colonial and Federal: A History, 1608-1903, Volume
3
A brief history and description is on page 286.
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Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
A set of historical articles making
reference to the canal.
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Report
of Progress: Board of Commissioners for the Second
Geological Survey, 1868
A table of surveyed elevations
for each of the locks on the canal is on page
126.
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Report of a Survey and
Exploration of the Coal and Ore Lands Belonging to
the Allegheny Coal Company – 1841
A status of the nearly-completed canal is on page 5.
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Reports of the heads of
departments to the Governor of Pennsylvania – 1844
An index of references to the canal within the document.
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Reports of the Several
Railroad Companies of Pennsylvania – 1865
A report by the canal company begins on page 363.
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The history and topography of
Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and
Perry counties [Pennsylvania] – 1846
References to the canal are on pages 212 and 221.
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The State Works of
Pennsylvania – 1907
An index of references to the canal within the document.
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The Wiconisco Canal
An article begins on page 7 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Water Resources Inventory
Report – 1917
A brief history of the canal is on page 44.
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Wiconisco Canal
A brief history and description of
the canal. Map and links to related sites.
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Wiconisco Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.
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Wiconisco Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Current photo.
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Wiconisco Canal Images
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Wiconisco Canal Photos
A set of photos of the canal.
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