19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Virginia

 

 

Rivanna River Navigation

 

MAPS
Albemarle County map – 1875
The route of the navigation system is shown in the eastern portion of the county.
GENERAL

A Brief History of the Rivanna River
A history of the river, including reference to its navigation system.
 

A House Dividing: Economic Development in Pennsylvania and Virginia Before the Civil War
A brief history begins on page 26; and continues on page 88.

 

About the River

Includes a brief history of the navigation system.


Albemarle County in Virginia – 1901
A brief history begins on page 84.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Legislature of Virginia, Volume 17 – 1834
An index of references to the navigation system within the document.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Legislature of Virginia, Volume 17 – 1835
Reports for the navigation company begins on pages 189 and 478.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Legislature of Virginia – 1837
The annual report of the navigation company begins on page 71.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Legislature of Virginia – 1838
An index of references to the navigation system within the document.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Legislature of Virginia – 1839
The annual report of the navigation company begins on page 408.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Legislature of Virginia – 1843
The annual report of the navigation company begins on page 23.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Legislature of Virginia – 1854
An index of references to the navigation system within the document.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Legislature of Virginia – 1859
An index of references to the navigation system within the document.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1861
Receipts and expenditures for the year are on page 185.

 

Annual Reports of Officers, Boards, and Institutions of the Commonwealth of Virginia – 1848
The annual report for the navigation company begins on page 459.

 

Annual Reports of Officers, Boards and Institutions of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Part 4 – 1857
A report begins on page 404.

 

Annual Reports of the Internal Improvement Companies of Virginia to the Board of Public Works – 1867, 1868, 1869 and 1870
An index of references to the navigation system within the document.

 

Annual Reports of the Internal Improvement Companies of Virginia to the Board of Public Works – 1871
Reports begins on pages 161, 170 and 180.

 

Annual Reports of the Internal Improvement Companies of Virginia to the Board of Public Works – 1872
A report begins on page 142.

 

Fabric of History: Rivanna Navigation Company

A brief history of the role of the navigation system on local industries.


Fluvanna County, Virginia
Includes reference to the navigation system.

 

Fluvanna History

Includes a brief history of the navigation system.


Governor's Message and Annual Reports of the Public Officers of the State, and of the Boards of Directors, Visitors, Superintendents, and Other Agents of Public Institutions Or Interests of Virginia, Part 1 – 1851
A report regarding the Rivanna Connection begins on page 311; a report on the navigation system begins on page 394.

 

History of Fluvanna County
Includes a brief history of the navigation system.

 

History of Fluvanna County
A brief history of the county, including reference to the navigation system.
 

Hydraulic Mills/Union Ridge Communities

A brief history of a former community along the river.


Jefferson's Nephews: A Frontier Tragedy
A brief history begins on page 56.

 

Journal of the Senate of Virginia – 1842
A communication regarding the navigation system is on page 256.

 

Report of the Virginia State Library, Volumes 5-7 - 1908
A brief history begins on page 32; a protest against modification of the canal company's charter begins on page 54.
 

Rivanna: An Icon in Virginia History

Includes a brief history of the navigation system.


Rivanna Navigation
A brief description and history of the canal.

 

Rivanna Navigation Company

A brief history of the company.


Rivanna River
A description and history of the river, including reference to its navigation system.
 

Rivanna River
Includes a brief description of the navigation system.

 

Rivanna River History
Includes a brief history of the The Rivanna Navigation Company.

 

The Architecture of  Jefferson County
A brief history is on page 16 and continues on page 87.

 

The Bulletin of the Fluvanna County Historical Society – 1965
An index of references to the navigation system within the document.

 

The James and Rivanna Rivers

Histories of the two navigation systems.   Maps and historical and current photos.


Virginia’s First Scenic River
An article begins on page 6 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

Rev. April, 2025