19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Texas

 

 

Galveston & Brazos Canal

 

MAPS

Map - Mouth of the Brazos River – 1891


GENERAL

Annual report of the chief of engineers to the secretary of war - 1900
An index of links to references to the canal in the document.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor for the Year 1906
A brief history of the canal is on page 1423.

 

Brazoria County
A description and history of the county, including reference to the canal.
 

Brazos Tales: Canals built by slaves
A brief history of the canal.

 

Custodians of the Coast: history of the United States Army Engineers at Galveston – 1977
An index of links to references to the canal in the document.

 

From Sail to Steam: Four Centuries of Texas Maritime History, 1500-1900
Includes a brief history of the canal.

 

Galveston and Brazos Navigation Company
A brief history of the canal.
 

Historic Brazoria County: An Illustrated History
A brief history is on page 21.

 

Lower Brazos River Canals
A brief history is on page 48.

 

Mythic Galveston: Reinventing America's Third Coast
A brief history begins on page 61.

 

Preliminary examination of channel between Brazos River and Galveston Bay, Texas – 1896


Report of the chief of engineers – 1897
An index of links to references to the canal in the document.

 

The Brazos Canal, Lake Jackson, TX
A brief history and description of the canal.

 

The Brazos Canal Historical Marker
Photo of marker near Lake Jackson.
 

The Galveston Era: The Texas Crescent on the Eve of Secession
A brief history begins on page 33.

 

Transportation Enterprises for the Brazos River Valley, 1836-1861

Includes a brief history of the canal.


Unruly Waters: A Social and Environmental History of the Brazos River
A brief history begins on page 62.

 

Washington on the Brazos: Cradle of the Texas Republic
Includes in Chapter 3 a brief history of the canal.

 

Rev. March, 2025