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MAPS
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Alexandria Canal maps 
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Plan
of the Town of Alexandria, D.C. With the Environs
An 1845 map.
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1861 Alexandria Canal
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GENERAL
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A Chronological History of
the Alexandria Canal (Part I)
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A Chronological History of
the Alexandria Canal (Part II)
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A Guide to the Alexandria
Canal Company Survey Book and Account of Tolls
Collected, 1831-1853
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Acts and Resolutions Passed
at the First Session of the Twenty-eighth Congress
of the United States – 1844
An 1830 Act relating to the canal begins on page 51.
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Alexandria, 1861-1865
A historical photo of the canal is on page 66.
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Alexandria Aqueduct
A brief
history of the aqueduct. Historical
illustration and current photo.
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Alexandria Aqueduct: A
Forgotten Connection
A brief history of the aqueduct. Historical
and current photos.
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Alexandria Canal
A history and description of the
canal. Historical map, current photo and links to
related sites.
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Alexandria Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.
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Alexandria Canal: A Bet on Trade
and Prosperity
A brief history of the canal. Historical map
and illustration.
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Alexandria Canal Culvert
An article about the history and archeological
excavation of the culvert. Includes a
historical map of the terminus of the canal in
Alexandria.
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Alexandria Canal Historical
Marker - Lock 3
A brief history and description of the canal and
lock. Links to related sites.
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Alexandria Canal Historical
Marker – Lock 4
A brief history and description of the canal and
lock. Links to related sites.
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Alexandria Canal Lock
An article begins on page 8 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Alexandria Canal Presentation
An article begins on page 4 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Alexandria Canal Turning
Basin Historical Marker
A brief history and description of the canal and
lock. Links to related sites.
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Annual report of the Board of
Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia –
1851
The report for the canal company begins on page 252.
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Annual Reports of Officers,
Boards and Institutions of the Commonwealth of
Virginia – 1856
The proceedings of the canal company's annual meeting
begins on page 817.
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Archaeology in America: An
Encyclopedia
A brief history of the canal is on page 177.
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Canals, Volume 1
Current photos of the former aqueduct abutments are on
page 238.
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Canals for a Nation
A brief history of the canal is on page 102.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal: A
Guide to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National
Historical Park, Maryland, District of Columbia, and
West Virginia
A brief history of the canal is on page 83. A
historical photo of the aqueduct is on page 82.
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Chesapeake And Ohio Canal--Extension
of. Letter From the Secretary of War, Transmitting a
Report, Map, and Estimate, of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal to Alexandria
A link to the 1828 report.
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Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make
reference to the canal.
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| Crossroads of Transportation
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Digital Collection: Library
of Virginia
A search by "Alexndria Canal"' yields a collection of
documents and maps.
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Digital Public Library of
America
Links to historical maps and documents.
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Historic Alexandria: An
Illustrated History
A brief history begins on page 32.
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History of the Alexandria
Canal
Includes historical photos and maps.
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Home on the Canal
A brief history begins on page 52.
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In the Shadow of Freedom: The
Politics of Slavery in the National Capital
A brief history begins on page 152.
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Laws of the United States of
America from the 4th of March, 1827, to the 3d of
March, 1833
An Act relating to the canal begins on page 622.
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New York Public Library
Digital Collection
A collection of historical photos.
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Potomac Aqueduct
A brief description and history of
the aqueduct bridge. Current photos.
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Potomac Aqueduct
An 1832 hydrographic survey of the
Potomac River near Georgetown: shewing the position of
the Aqueduct, its connection with the Ch. & Ohio
Canal on the north bank, and with the Alexandria Canal
on the south bank of the river.
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Pen Portraits of Alexandria,
Virginia, 1739-1900
Some articles relating to the canal are on pages
129, 140 and 340.
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Report of the President &
Directors of the Alexandria Canal Company – 1855
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Reports of Committees of the
House of Representatives – 1831
A Memorial from the President and Directors of the canal
company begin on page 6.
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Reports on the Construction of the
Piers of the Aqueduct of the Alexandria Canal
A detailed 1836 engineering report
on the construction of the aqueduct.
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The Alexandria Canal
An article begins on page 4 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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The Farmers' Register, Volume
6 – 1838
An article about the proposed canal is on page 555.
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The Public Statutes at Large of the
United States of America
An Act incorporting the canal
company begins on page 419. The 1832 Act
authorizing the U.S. government to fund construction
of the aqueduct bridge across the Potomac begins on
page 496.
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The Transportation Network of
Alexandria
An history of the transportation
systems constructed to stimulate growth of Alexandria
and other Virginia cities, including reference to the
canal. Historical picture & maps.
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The Virginia Landmarks
Register
A brief history is on page 23.
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Tide Lock of the Alexandria Canal
A brief history and description of the
lock. Current photo.
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Tide Lock of the Alexandria
Canal Historical Marker
A brief history and description of the canal and
lock. Links to related sites
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Worthy of the Nation:
Washington, DC, from L'Enfant to the National
Capital Planning Commission
A brief history is on page 49.
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