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CIVE 3800-01: Engineering Boston
Canals
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CIVE 3800-01: Engineering Boston
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American Canals
Links to historic canals and canal societies.
Bowen's Picture of Boston, or, The Citizen's and Stranger's Guide to the Metropolis of Massachusetts, and Its Environs (1833)
This travel guide to the city offers some information on Boston's early canals.
Cape Cod Canal
The official website of the Cape Cod Canal includes the history and historical photos of the canal and its construction.
The Cape Cod Canal from 1630-1911
Published while work on the Canal was in progress, this book is illustrated with photos of the Canal's construction.
Dam and Lock in the Charles River (1904)
This bid request document list the materials and quantities required to build the Charles River Dam and Lock.
Historical Sketch of the Middlesex Canal (1843)
Information on the course of the canal, its construction, and its importance as a conveyor of Concord River water for Boston.
Historic American Engineering Record
Find photos and drawings of historic canals, locks, and waterways.
Middlesex Canal Association
Organization dedicated to the history and preservation of the Middlesex Canal which linked Boston and Lowell from 1803-1851.
North American Canals
Links to canal websites in the US and Canada.
Books and E-books on Canals
The Old Middlesex Canal
by
Mary S. Clark
Call Number: 386 C56
ISBN: 0930973062
Publication Date: 1987
Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation
by
Peter L. Bernstein
Call Number: 386.4809747 .B47 2006
ISBN: 0393327957
Publication Date: 2006
Wet Britches and Muddy Boots: A History of Travel in Victorian America
by
John H. White
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0253356962
Publication Date: 2012
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