19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Virginia

 

 

Dragon Swamp Navigation

 

Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia – 1838
An Act incorporating the Navigation Company begins on page 142.

 

Acts Passed at a General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia – 1841
An amendment to an Act relating to the canal is on page 104.

 

Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make reference to the canal.

 

Dragon Swamp Navigation
A brief history and description of the canal.

 

Dragon Swamp Navigation Company records, 1836-1850

Includes a brief history of the navigation system.


Twenty-fourth Annual Report of the Board of Public Works – 1839
An index of references to the navigation system within the document.

 

Twenty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Public Works – 1843
The annual report for the navigation company begins on page 16.

 

Rev. March, 2025