Canal Links

Canal Site Links

Below are links to various other canal sites which in turn contain other links.

National

National Canal Museum (Easton, PA)
National Heritage Corridors

State Canal Societies
- Canal Society of New York State
- Pennsylvania Canal Society Address revised 12/1/06
- Canal Society of New Jersey
- Canal Society Of Ohio
- Virginia Canals & Navigations Society
- Canal Society of Indiana
- Illinois Canal Society

Various Canals
- The Augusta Canal (Georgia)
  Black River Canal (New York)
  - Boonville Black River Canal Museum New 2/5/08
- Blackstone Canal ( Massachusetts & Rhode Island)
  - Blackstone Canal Conservancy Address updated 9/17/06
  - Blackstone River & Canal Heritage State Park (Massachusetts) Address updated 6/26/06
  - Blackstone River Bikeway (in Rhode Island)
- Champlain Canal (New York)
  - Champlain Canal.net
  - Glens Falls Feeder
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (Maryland)
  - C&O Canal National Park
  - C&O Canal Association
  - Friends of the Historic Great Falls Tavern (especially the new canal boat) Added 10/5/06
  - Virtual tour
  - Much information
- Clinton - Kalamazoo Canal (Michigan) Added 6/4/06
  - State Page Added 6/4/06
  - Shelby Township History Added 6/4/06
  - Clinton Township Added 6/4/06
  - Clinton Township Historical Commission Added 6/5/06
  - Mount Clemens Added 6/4/06
  - Historical Marker Added 6/4/06
- Delaware Canal (Pennsylvania)
  - Friends of the Delaware Canal
  - Delaware Canal State Park
  - Delaware Canal Photos
  - Delaware Canal Photos2 Added 2/17/07
  - Delaware Canal Photos3 Added 2/17/07
- Delaware & Hudson Canal (New York & Pennsylvania)
  - Delaware & Hudson Canal Historical Society (High Falls, NY)
  - Neversink Valley Area Museum (Cuddebackville, NY)
  - Minisink Valley Historical Society (Port Jervis, NY)
  - Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River site
  - Wayne County Historical Society (Honesdale, PA)
  - Village of Wurtsboro & Town of Mamakating Linear Park Project Added 7/9/06
  - D&H Transportation Heritage Council
  - Delaware and Hudson Canal and Gravity Railroad Conservancy Added 3/7/08
- Delaware & Raritan Canal (New Jersey)
- Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center (NC)
- Erie Canal (New York)
  - Erie Canal Museum (Syracuse, NY)
  - Erie Canal
  - Erie Canal Village (outside of Rome, NY)
  - Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum (Chittenango, NY)
- Farmington Canal (CT) & Hampshire & Hampden Canal (MA)
  - Farmington Canal Rail to Trail Association Added 10/25/07
- Hennepin Canal (IL) Illinois & Mississippi Canal
  - State Park
  - Information
  - Friends of the Hennepin Canal
  - More Information (paddling, fishing, etc)
- Illinois & Michigan Canal (Illinois)
  - Lewis University Collection Added 2/14/07 an extensive site
  - Canal Corridor Association Added 2/14/07
  - Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail Added 2/14/07
- Kentucky River
  - Kentucky River Photos etc. Added 9/22/07 photos, charts, book downloads
- Miami & Erie Canal (Ohio)
  - Toledo Metroparks
  - Side Cut (Side cut locks)
  - Farnsworth & Bend View (Canal towpath)
  - Providence (Watered canal and boat ride)
  - Lockington Locks
  - Miami & Erie Canal Corridor Association
  - Piqua Historical Area
  - Shelby County Added 6/12/06 an extensive site
- Middlesex Canal (Massachusetts)
  - Middlesex Canal Association (official)
  - Middlesex Canal (unofficial)
- Mississippi River
  - Bridges & Structures of the Upper Mississippi River Added 12/2/07 (Extensive info on all locks)
- Muskingum River (Ohio) Navigation Information Added 12/16/07
- Ohio's Canals Ohio Department of Natural Resources canal site
- Ohio & Erie Canal (Ohio)
  - Ohio and Erie Canalway Very interesting site, but slow loading due to images
  - Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor Coalition
  - Cuyahoga Valley National Park
  - Stark Parks (the canal within Stark County plus more)
- Old Santee Canal (South Carolina)
- Pawtucket Canal (at Lowell, Mass.)
- Portage Canal - Fox River Corridor (Wisconsin)
  - Portage Canal Society (Portage, WI)
  - Friends of the Fox Added 10/7/06 Restoring the locks of the lower Fox River
- Sandy & Beaver Canal (Ohio & Pennsylvania)
  - Sandy & Beaver Canal
  - Sandy & Beaver Canal
- Savannah - Ogeechee Canal Society (Georgia)
- Schuylkill Canal (PA)
  - Schuylkill Canal Association (Unofficial)
  - Schuylkill Canal Association (Official)
  - Fricks Locks Village
  - Friends of the Manayunk Canal
  - Reading Area Community College (Many maps of the canal, etc.)
- South Hadley Falls Canal (Massachusetts)
  - Role of the South Hadley Canal in Western new England's Development
  - Early Traveler's Description
  - First Steamboat through Canal
- Upper Monongahela River Association, Inc (a site about and for the upper river in West Virginia)
- Virginia
  - Dismal Swamp Canal (Virginia & North Carolina)
  - Chesapeake & Albemarle Canal (Virginia)
  - Great Bridge Lock Park (Virginia)
- Wabash & Erie Canal (Delphi, IN)
- Whitewater Canal (IN)
  - Metamora Canal Village
  - Whitewater Canal Tunnel
  - Whitewater Canal Trail (Brookville to Metamora, IN)

Other Canal Related Sites
- links to various canal sites
- Mid-Lakes Navigation Co. (New York canal cruises, boat rentals, links to other canal sites)
- Low Bridge Charters (Spencerport, NY) (Lockmaster boat rentals) (Taking reservations for 2007)
- Erie Canal Cruises (Wider Lockmaster boat rentals)
- New York State Canals (The official state canal site)
- American Canal & Transportation Center (publications)
- America's Great Loop Cruisers' Association (circumnavigating the eastern US)
- National Waterways Conference, Inc
- Northeast Railfan (Several pages of canal photos are included in this huge railroad site)
- Canal Tours

Magazines
- Heartland Boating (recreational boating on the Midwest rivers and lakes)
- The Waterways Journal (commercial boating on the Midwest rivers)

International

Australian Canal Society New 6/9/07
Canada
- Canadian Canal Society New 4/22/06
- St. Lawrence Seaway
  - Nova Scotia
    - Shubenacadie Canal (updated & with animation)
  - Ontario
    - Rideau Canal
    - Ottawa River Waterway (Upstream of Ottawa)
  - Quebec
    - Soulanges Canal

George's pages on British canals (non-official home page with many links)
World Canals Conference
Inland Waterways Association (Great Britain)
Inland Waterways Association of Ireland
Inland Waterways International (Global)
Canal and Riverboat (the web site of the British magazine with many links)
World Canals

History of Canals

This site is a 38 page chronology of canals from 4,000 BC to today. Lots of very interesting facts.

Home President's Letter Membership World Canals Conference Information Sheets Officers

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Updated 3/7/08