19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

West Virginia

 

 

Guyandotte Navigation

 

Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia: Passed in 1852
An Act relating to the navigation system begins on page 161.

 

Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia – 1866
An Act relating to the navigation system begins on page 104.

 

Acts Passed at a General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia – 1851
An Act relating to the navigation system begins on page 76.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1850
The navigation company's annual report begins on page 456.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1851
The navigation company's annual report begins on page 294.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1854
Proceedings of the navigation company begin on page 615.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1859
The navigation company's annual report begins on page 176.

 

Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia – 1860
The navigation company's annual report begins on page 192.

 

Annual Reports of Officers, Boards and Institutions of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Part 3 – 1856
An annual report for the navigation company begins on page 129.

 

Barboursville: Our History

Includes a brief description and history of the navigation system.


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

 

Guyandotte
A brief history and description is on page 8.

 

Guyandotte River
Includes a brief history of the navigation system.

 

Guyandotte River
Includes a brief history of the navigation system.

 

Guyandotte River Navigation
A brief description and history of the navigation system

 

Letter from the Secretary of War – 1894
A report on the feasibility of improving the navigation system begins on page 2.

 

Lincoln County
A brief history and description is on page 11.

 

Locks and Dams

Includes a brief history of the navigation system.


Men, mountains, and rivers : an illustrated history of the Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1754-1974, 1977
A brief history of the navigation system begins on page 57.

 

Statement of the Treasurer of the Guyandotte Navigation Company - 1851
An 1850 financial report for the navigation company.
 

Steamboats on the Western Rivers: An Economic and Technological History
A brief history is in a footnote on page 206.

 

The Great Kanawha Navigation
A brief history is on page 19.

 

Rev. May, 2025