19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Virginia

 

 

North West Canal

 

MAPS
S.E. portion of Virginia and N.E. portion of N'th Carolina map – 186-
The route of the canal is shown in the east part of the county, east of Drummond Lake.
GENERAL

A Brief Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of the United States – 1834
A brief description is on page 50.

 

Acts Passed at a General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia – 1818
An Act pertaining to the canal begins on page 109.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1826-27 & 1828/29
An index of references to the canal within the document.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1830
A status of construction of the canal is on page 187; a brief status report of the canal is on page 321.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1831
An index of references to the canal within the document.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1834
An index of references to the canal within the document.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1837
An index of references to the canal within the document.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1861
A report on the tolls received for inbound and outbound shipment of cargo begins on page 38.

 

Annual Reports of Officers, Boards, and Institutions of the Commonwealth of Virginia, for the Year Ending September 30, 1848
A report on the tolls received for inbound and outbound shipment of cargo begins on page 343.

 

Congressional Serial Set – 1889
A status report on the condition of the canal locks is on page 26.

 

Mitchell's Reference and Distance Map of the United States – 1836
A brief desciption is on page 265.

 

North West Canal

A brief history and description of the canal.


North West Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Chesapeake. Current photos and links to related sites.
 

S.E. portion of Virginia and N.E. portion of N'th Carolina map – 186-
The route of the canal is shown in the east part of the county, east of Drummond Lake.

 

The North Carolina historical review – 1948
An 1829 description of the canal by a traveller begins on page 26.

 

Rev. April, 2025