The Best from American Canals, Vol. VII (1993-96)
The Best from American Canals, Vol. VII, Published by the American Canal and Transportation Society, with the articles written by its members; 1996; paperback; 88 pp; ISBN: 0-933788-86-X; 8.5x11; Item #: ACT12
This volume is made up articles originally published in the quarterly periodical, American Canals. The book is also loaded with historic photos and maps.
The following is from the Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Table of Contents
- Columbia & Snake River Adventure
- Tampaulipas – Texas Barge Canal
- Tainter Gates
- Middlesex Canal Poster
- Apalachicola – Chattahoochee – Flint Waterway
- Abraham Lincoln & the I&M Canal
- Passenger Packets on the Ohio & Erie Canal
- Circular Chambers on the Canal du Midi
- Sunken French Train in Gatun Lake
- Canal Telegraph Line
- Canal Boat W.C.
- Canal Soc. Of N.Y.S. Hosts D&H Canal Tour
- “Canal Boat to Freedom”
- Robert Legget 1904-1994
- C&O Canal & the Civil War
- Morris Canal Accident
- Steam Tug Trapped
- The Seaway – After 35 Years
- The Hennepin – Ronald Reagan’s Canal
- International Historic Canals Conference
- New Canal Boat Launched in Easton
- Canal Park Proposed
- Steam & Pleasure Boats Invade D&R Canal
- Brownsville Museum
- The Other Lock at Schuylerville
- Water Level Control on the Ohio & Erie
- Union Canal Designated Historic Landmark
- Blackstone Canal Conservancy
- The Black River Canal
- Trials & Tribulations – Canal Boat Vs. Steam Boat
- New Canal Boat at Metroparks – Toledo
- The Green River of Kentucky
- N.Y. State’s Working Lock Model
- With the Shakers on the Erie Canal
- Canalabration in the Maumee Valley
- 1834 Riots on the C&O Canal
- Guillotines & Elevator Shaft Locks
- Canal Way Trail – Albany to Buffalo
- P.C.S. Tours Lehigh Gorge & Ashley Planes
- Big Year for the Seaway
- Corps of Engineers & West Point
- New Chenango Canal Book
- Erie Canal Tolls Return
- Canal Lock Disasters
- Vertical Canalling
- International Canal Conference
- Ohio River Guide Book
- 1995 Quimby’s Cruising Guide Available
- Pennsylvanians Tour Morris Canal
- “Jersey Devil” Sighted in Bristol
- Dredging Will Open Up Erie Canal
- “American Queen” Maiden Voyage
- C.S.N.J. Tours Chenango & Erie Canals
- Trials & Tribulations – Collision on Chicago River
- Conference at Schubenacadie Canal
- Navigable Canals Committee Report
- Red Sea – Dead Sea Canal
- Environmental Corner
- Waterways Map of Europe
- Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor Study
- C.S.N.J. Cruises Canal du Midi
- Mules
- Erie Canal Book
- Penna “Main Line” Picture Book
- Robert Fulton – Canal Delineator
- Winston Churchill Canal Fellowship
- Caledonia Canal Twins with Rideau
- Quimby’s 1993 Guide Available
- Old St. Lawrence Canals
- National Canal Museum
- Sandy & Beaver Canal Book
- 1994 – The golden Year for Irish Canals
- 1994 International Conference – Historic Canals
- 1996 World Canal Conference – Birmingham, England
- New Book on Potomac Cement Mills
- Anderton to Lift Again
- Erie Canal Museum at Lockport
- Historic Photo – English Narrow Boat
- Navigable Canals Committee Report
- Moscow to St. Petersburg by Boat
- Traffic Lights of New Main – Danube Canal
- I&M Historic Map Available
- James Brindley and the Early Canals
- Index.