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1844 Senate Bill 0039. An
Act In Addition To An Act To Incorporate The
Blackstone Canal Company 
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A Book of the United States:
Exhibiting its Geography, Divisions, Constitution
and Government – 1839
A brief description is on page 379; distance and cost of
this and other U.S. canals is on page 791.
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A Comparison of the Blackstone and
Middlesex Canals
A comparison between the two canals,
the difficulties faced by the Blackstone Canal and
references to other proposed Massachusetts canal
projects.
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A
New Gazetteer of the United States of America -
1830
A brief history and description is on page 449.
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Acts and Resolves Passed by
the Legislature of Massachusetts in the Year 1844
An Act to incorporate the canal begins on page 276.
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Address Delivered at the
Unitarian Church in Uxbridge, Mass. In 1864
A brief history begins on page 89.
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An Act To Incorporate The
Blackstone Canal Company – 1822
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An Act In Addition To "An Act
To Incorporate The Blackstone Canal Company." – 1823
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An Act In Addition To An Act
Entitled An "Act To Incorporate The Blackstone Canal
Company." – 1825
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An Act In Addition To An Act
To Incorporate The Blackstone Canal Company. – 1826
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An Act In Addition To An Act
To Incorporate Blackstone Canal Company – 1827
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An Introduction to Worcester
and the Blackstone Canal video
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Annual
Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor for
the Year 1906, Vol. II
A brief history and description begins on page 1342.
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Blackstone
Canal
A brief history of the canal. Map
and current photo.
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Blackstone Canal
A brief description and history of
the canal. Links to related sites.
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Blackstone Canal
A brief history and description. Links to
related sites.
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Blackstone Canal
A brief
history and description of the canal.
Links to related sites.
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Blackstone Canal &
Connection to Grafton Massachusetts
Link to a map of the canal and current photos.
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Blackstone Canal Celebrates
175 Years
A 2003 newspaper article, including a brief
history of the canal.
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Blackstone Canal Company Certificate
Photo of a stock receipt issued in 1835. A brief history
and current photo is included.
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Blackstone
Canal Company Records
A brief history of the canal and an
index of company records, dating from 1825 to 1850.
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Blackstone Canal Images
Maps, historical and current photos.
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Blackstone Canal Images
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Blackstone Canal – Index 1
A brief history and description of the canal.
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Blackstone Canal – Index 2
Continuation of Index 1
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Blackstone Canal – Locks,
Dams and Bridges
A spreadsheet listing the structures, locations and
conditions.
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Blackstone Canal Mileposts
A list of the currently-know existing mileposts,
locations and conditions.
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Blackstone Canal Photos
A set of photos of the canal.
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Blackstone Canal videos
A set of videos about the canal.
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Blackstone River and Canal
Heritage State Park
A brief history of the canal.
Information about available recreational activities
and links to related sites.
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Blackstone River and Canal Heritage
State Park
A brief history of the canal,
description of the park and links to related sites.
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Blackstone River Valley:
Special Resource Study – 2011
A brief history and description of the canal
begins on page 31.
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Blackstone Valley
A description and history of the
valley, including reference to the canal. Map and
links to related sites.
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Canals for a Nation
A brief history begins on page 50.
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Census
Reports Tenth Census. June 1, 1880
A summary of tolls collected and typical goods
carried is on page 757.
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Charter,
By-laws, etc. of the Blackstone Canal
Corporation - 1836
The charter granted by the state of Massachusetts.
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Church Street Lock #26
A brief history and description of the structure.
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Collections of the Worcester
Society of Antiquity - 1881
A history of the canal begins on page 41.
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Comparison of the Blackstone
and Middlesex Canals
Link to a .pdf file of the article.
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David Barber’s Blackstone
Canal PowerPoint Talk
Includes a history and description of the
canal, map and an extensive number of current
photos.
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Digital Commonwealth
A collection which includes an early illustration and
map of Worcester, documents and newspaperw which make
reference to the canal.
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Digital Public Library of
America
Includes links to historical documents.
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Financial Failure? The Real Returns to
the Blackstone Canal
An abstract of a research study
seeking to reconcile opposing views of the financial
value of the canal vs.its economic impact on the
Blackstone Valley.
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Goat Hill Lock #25
A brief history and description of the structure.
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Hartford Avenue Bridge &
Dam
A brief history and description of the structures.
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Historical Collections
– 1840
A brief history and description is on page 622.
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History of the Blackstone
Canal, 1828 – 1848
An article begins on page 3 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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History of the Canal
A brief history of its historical significance.
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History of Worcester County,
Massachusetts – 1889
Reference to the canal is on page 1601.
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History of Worcester County,
Massachusetts – 1879
Reference to the canal is on page 81.
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History of Worcester County,
Massachusetts, Volume 2 - 1924
Reference to the canal is on page 640.
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History of Worcester,
Massachusetts – 1836
A history of the canal begins on page 339.
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Industrial Worcester – 1917
A brief history of the canal begins on page 23.
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Lady Carrington and The
Blackstone Canal Historical Marker
A brief history of the canal and one of the boats which
operated on it.
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Landscape of Industry:
An Industrial History of the Blackstone
Valley
A brief history of the
canal begins on page 7 and continues on page
81; maps of the canal are on page 9 and 81; a
newspaper article summarizing the goods carried in
the month of July, 1830 is on page 104.
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Lower and Upper Taft Locks
#23 & 24
A brief history and description of the structures.
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Massachusetts - A Concise History
The impact of the canal on the
development of Worcester is briefly described on
pages 117 and 213.
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Massachusetts at a Glance: A
User's Guide to the Bay State
A brief history of the canal is on page 28.
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Millville Lock #21
A brief history and description of the structure.
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Mumford River Aqueduct
A brief history and description of the structure.
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Niles' National Register -
1827
An article about storm damage during construction is on
page 116.
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Old Money from The Blackstone
Canal National Bank Of Providence
A note issued by the Blackstone Canal National Bank Of
Providence in Rhode Island.
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Reflections in Bullough's
Pond: Economy and Ecosystem in New England
A historical painting of the canal is on page 112.
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
from Blackstone, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
1923
A portion of the route of the former
canal is on Image 1.
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
from Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts – 1892
A portion of the route of the former
canal is on Image 1.
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Skull Rock Lock #22
A brief history and description of the structure.
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Six Canals That Built New
England
Includes a brief history and
description. Current photos.
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The Blackstone Canal: Artery to the
Heart of the Commonwealth
An extensive history of the canal.
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The History of the Canal
District of Worcester MA
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The Industrial Revolution –
The Big Story
A history of the industrial development of the valley,
including references to the canal.
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The Lower Blackstone River
Valley
A historical photo is on page 74.
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The New England Magazine -
1892
The role of the canal in the
establishment of the Catholic Church in Worcester.
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The Port Folio – 1826
A brief description of the canal and its construction
status is on page 213.
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The Roots of American
Industrialization
A brief history is on page 145.
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The Story of Worcester,
Massachusetts - 1910
A brief history of the canal, with
emphasis on Worcester.
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Worcester’s Irish Roots
A brief history of the Irish in
Worcester and their role in the construction of
the canal.
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