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Washington City
Canal
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A Collection of 20 Lottery Tickets of
the Washington City Canal Lottery
Images of the 1798 tickets.
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A Lottery Ticket to Fund The
Washington City Canal Signed By Daniel Carroll 
Includes a brief history of the
canal.
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An unusual river of slime runs
beneath Constitution Avenue
A brief history of the
canal. Historical and current photos.
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Canals of Washington, DC Maps
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Capitol and Washington City
Canal Photo (c. 1870)
A historical photo of the canal.
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Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles making reference
to the canal.
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City Canal - Lockkeeper's
House
A brief history of the
canal. Current photo.
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Digital
Public Library of America
Includes links to historical documents.
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District of Columbia: Past
and Present
A brief history of the canal is on page 8.
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Early Photographic View of Washington,
D.C. From the Capitol Looking West-Southwest
The canal is visible on the right.
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Engineering Drawings for a Canal
A set of working drawings showing
canal, pilings, gates and locks.
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Freedom by the Sword: The
U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867
A historical photo of the canal appears on page 339.
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“High-handed usurpation and
outrage”: The End of Washington City Canal
A brief history of the end of the
canal. Includes a map.
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Historical Dictionary of
Washington, Part 3
A brief history of the canal appears on page 234.
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Histories
of the National Mall – Washington City Canal
A brief history and description of the
canal. Includes a historical photo.
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Home on the Canal
A brief history of the canal, including a description of
the groundbreaking ceremony, is found on page 27.
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Lockkeeper's
House
Description and history of the
house. Includes Google Street map.
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Lock Keepers House Historical Marker
Photo of the historical marker.
Current photos.
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Lost Capitol Hill: The
Washington Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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Ozymandias's Washington
A brief history of the canal.
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Plans
and Sections of the Proposed Continuation of the
Washington Canal From Rock Creek to Little Falls of
the Potomac, Washington D.C.
An 1802 map of the proposed canal.
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The Canal Connection Historical Marker
Photo and text of a historical
marker for the canal. Map and historical photos.
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The ill-fated Washington City
Canal: filled in and paved over in 1871
A brief history of the canal. Includes a map and
historical photos.
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The Rise and Fall of the
Washington City Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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The Location: A
Long-Forgotten ‘Tunnel of Slime’ Under Washington
A
brief history of the canal. Current photo.
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The Washington Canal:
Cesspool in the Midst of the Nation's Capital
A
brief history of the canal. Includes a map and
historical photos.
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The Washington City Canal Historical
Marker
A brief history and description of
the canal. Current photo and links to related sites.
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The Washington Guide – 1837
A contemporary description of the canal is found on page
277.
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Tiber Creek
History and description of the
creek, which became a part of the canal. Historical
maps.
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Tiber Creek to Murder Bay:
Failure of the Washington Canal
The history of the canal begins on page 4 of the
American Canal Society newsletter.
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Washington Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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Washington City Canal
A brief history and description of the
canal. Includes a map.
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Washington City Canal Lottery Ticket
Image of an 1820 lottery ticket.
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City Canal on the Tiber Creek Historical Marker
Photo and text of the marker.
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Washington City Canal Outfall
A brief history of the canal.
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Washington, D.C.’s Vanishing
Springs and Waterways – 1977
A brief history is on page 12.
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Washington’s Sewer History:
Ideological, Technological, and Environmental
Evolution
Includes a brief history of the
canal.
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What's Left of the Washington
City Canal?
A brief history of the canal. Includes maps
and a historical painting.
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Whereas: Stories from the
People’s House
Includes a historical photo of the
canal.
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Worthy of the Nation:
Washington, DC, from L'Enfant to the National
Capital Planning Commission
A brief history of the canal begins on page 42.
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