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On this page, it is my intention to provide a listing of useful
canel-related Web resources. If you know of any omitted sites that might be of use to
fellow canal aficianados, please email me with the URL, and I will add the resource at the
earliest opportunity.
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Other
sources of Wabash & Erie information
Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal, Inc.
 This active group is restoring a large section of the
W&E through Delphi, Indiana
Evansville Courier
section on the W&E Canal
General history of the W&E
France Park, Evansville
This park is built around the old canal prism.
Vigo County Historical
Society
Information on the museum's collection of Canal
Scrip.
History of Lafayette, Indiana
History of Lafay1ette, including some W&E Canal
buildings.
Ron's Rendezvous
The W&E Locks and canal prism near Riley, Indiana.
Canal Mania in Indiana
A bibliography of books on canals from the Indiana
Historical Society
The Constitution
of the State of Indiana
Section 7 releases the Indiana Government from redeeming
Canal Certificates.
The Whitewater Canal
Old Metamora
Metamora is a restored Whitewater Canal town, featuring
canal boat & steam train rides.
The Delaware and Hudson
Friends of the Delaware Canal
D&H history, and plans for future restoration.
The CanalTowne Emporium
A restored gift store on the banks of the D&H Canal.
The Canals of Ohio
Waterville History
Waterville was a thriving town near the point thet the
M&E joined the Maumee River.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
C&O Canal Association
Thorough website dedicated to all phases of C&O
history.
The Potomac Conservancy
The C&O home page of the
Potomac Conservancy.
The C&O National Historic Park
A great site from the National Park Service featuring
historical and present day information.
Friends of the C&O
A great resource for current information about C&O
conditions.
The Erie Canal
History of the Erie Canal
A history of the Erie Canal from the University of
Rochester
Bellows Falls Historical District
A walking tour of the restored Bellows Falls area.
Letter from Robert
Fulton to George Washington.
Fulton suggests to the President that a canal be built from
Philadelphia to Lake Erie.
A brief history of the Erie Canal
History from
"The New York Traveller"
The Erie Canal Travel Guide
Review and purchase point for an excellent book on
traveling the Erie.
What's new on the Old Erie Canal?
Things to see and do while rediscovering the Erie Canal -
From Genessee County Magazine.
The Village of Canal Fulton
Horse-drawn line boat ride on St. Helena III along the Erie
Canal in Stark County NY.
The history of concrete - The Symons
Corporation
How the use of concrete in
constructing the Erie Canal
contributed to its' durability.
Along the Erie Canal
Purchase
the 35
minute documentary film about travel on the Erie Canal.
Hydrology and Environmental
Aspects of Erie Canal (1817-99)
An excellent introduction to the hydrological aspects of
canal design and operation.
Canals of Canada
The Welland Canal
Information on this still-vital Canadian canal, linking Lake
Erie to Lake Ontario.
Friends of the Trent Severn
The Trent
Severn links Ontario's Bay of Quinte with Georgian Bay
The
Trent Severn Waterway
Site hosted by Parks Canada.
The Rideau Canal Waterway
The Rideau Canal links Lake Ontario at Kingston to Ottawa.
British Canal links
Drifters NarrowBoat Holidays
Modern narrow boat rental.
The Buckingham Canal Society
This Society is dedicated to reopening the Buckingham Canal,
which was closed in the 1960's
Welcome to the Pocklington Canal
The Pocklington Canal, a 9 1/2 mile canal in Yorkshire,
UK.
The Wilts & Berks Canal
67 mile long
canal is in the process of restoration.
Canal & Riverboat Magazine
British magazine dedicated to travelling the waterways of
the UK.
Canal Craft
Narowboat brokerage Company - Buy yourself a brightly
painted narrowboat.
Canalia
All aspects of British Canal life are
covered on this site.
Canal Junction
British canal guide and canal business directory. Some
great narrowboat photographs.
London Canal Museum
Museum featuring history and artifacts related to the
canals of London.
Alvechurch Boat
Centres
Narrowboat rental for the canals of England and Wales.
Krystyna & Mike's Canal Pictures
A Fantastic site filled with great narrowboat pictures.
Check it out!
Welcome To
Braunston
Braunton, Northamptonshire- The heart of the UK canal
system.
Miscellaneous Canal & Historical
resources.
The National Canal
Museum
The Hugh Moore Historical Park, located on the Lehigh Canal
in Easton, PA
Hennepin Canal
Connecting the Illinois & Mississippi Rivers this 1890
canal has restored sections.
The Illinois & Michigan Canal
This St. Dennis, IL site has infromation on the I&M Canal.
The Morris Canal - Gone but not
Forgotten
A completely derelict canal that once linked the coalfields
of Pennsylvania with New York.
A Worldwide Canal Chronology
An incredibly comprehensive canal chronology from 4,000BC
through 1996.
Inland Navigation -
Connecting the New Republic
A History of how transportation helped forge the Union -
University of Virginia
The Canal Age
A general historical site
covering most of the Eastern canals.
Canal Societies
The Canal Society of Indiana
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