19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Tennessee

 

 

 

Green and Barren River Navigation

 

A Gazetteer: Containing a General View of the United States – 1843
A brief description is on page 128.

 

A Historical Summary Giving the Scope of Previous Projects for the Improvement of Certain Rivers and Harbors – 1915
Includes on page 1926 a brief history and description of the navigation system.

 

A New History of Kentucky
Includes a brief description of the navigation system.

 

Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky – 1839
Included within the Act, beginning on page 327, is an appropriation to complete construction of the navigation system.

 

Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky – 1844
An Act regarding the canal begins on page 84.

 

Barron River Excursion historical photo


Brown's Lock and Mill
A historical photo.

 

Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper which make reference to the navigation system.

 

Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Volume 1 – 1878
An Act regarding the navigation system begins on page 544.

 

Early History of Bowling Green
Includes a brief history of the development of the river navigation system, and its impact on the community.

 

Green River
Includes a brief history of the development of the river navigation system.

 

Green River Heritage Society

Includes a brief history of the navigation system.


Green River History
A brief history of the development of the river navigation system, up to the present.

 

Green River (Kentucky) facts for kids


Green River Steamboating: a Cultural History


History of Warren County, Tennessee

Includes a brief history of the navigation system.


Journal of the House of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky – 1841
A table showing the value of work done on the dams and canals is on page 194.

 

Kentucky Green and Barren Rivers Locks and Dams Study

Includes a brief history of the navigation system.


Kentucky Museum Library Special Collections

Includes historical photos of the navigation system.


Kentucky Public Documents – 1842
Rules and regulations regarding the navigation system begins on page 244.

 

Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army – 1880
The Act to incorporate the Green and Barren River Navigation Company begins on page 1822.

 

Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army – 1912
A brief history and description of the navigation system begins on page 940.

 

Reports  Communicated to Both  Branches of the Legislature of Kentucky – 1845
A statement of the accounts of the navigation system begins on page 570.

 

Reports  Communicated to Both  Branches of the Legislature of Kentucky – 1846
Rules regulating the tolls on the navigation system begins on page 466.

 

Reports &c relative to the improvement of the rivers of Kentucky by Dams and Locks for Steam Navigation – 1841
An index of links to references to the navigation system in the document.

 

Steamboat Coming Into Locks
A historical photo.

 

The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge – 1835
A description of the navigation system begins on page 256.

 

The Barren River Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Warren County.


The Green River Country – 1898
An index of links to references to the navigation system in the document.

 

The Green River of Kentucky
A brief history of the navigation system begins on page 16 and continues on page 27.

 

The Kentucky Encyclopedia
A brief history of the navigation system begins on page 388.

 

Transportation by Water, 1916
A brief history and description is on page 227.

 

 Revised March, 2025