19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Louisiana

 

 

Barataria and Lafourche (Westwego) Canal

 

A Brief History of Lockport, Louisiana

Includes a brief history of the canal.


A General Digest of the Acts of the Legislature of Louisiana - 1828
An Act to incorporate the canal is on page 253.

 

Baldwin's Guide to Museums of Louisiana
A brief history and description of the canal is on page 158.

 

Canal which served Terrebonne competed with rail lines
A brief history of the canal.

 

Canals for a Nation
A brief history of the canal is on page 124.

 

Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make reference to the canal.

 

Designing the Bayous: The Control of Water in the Atchafalaya Basin, 1800-1995
A brief history of the canal begins on page 24.

 

Frenchmen Desire Good Children and Other Streets Of New Orleans
A brief history of the canal begins on page 169.

 

Historic Jefferson Parish: From Shore to Shore
A history of the canal begins on page 88.   Includes a historical photo.

 

Jefferson Parish: Rich Heritage Promising Future
A history of the canal begins on page 23.

 

Lockport, Louisiana
Includes a brief history of the canal.

 

Lost Plantation: The Rise and Fall of Seven Oaks
A history of the canal begins on page 24.

 

Louisiana Annual Reports , Volume 13 – 1869
A history of legislation regarding the canal begins on page 132.

 

Louisiana Dread: The History of Lockport

Includes a brief history of the canal.


Louisiana Place Names
A history of Lockport, and the role of the canal in its development.

 

Louisiana’s B&L Canal
An article begins on page 11 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

Preliminary Report of the Inland Waterways Commission - 1908
A description of the canal and its operation begins on page 304.

 

Stairway to Empire: Lockport, The Erie Canal, and The Shaping of America
A brief history and description of the canal begins on page 130.

 

Steamboats on Louisiana's Bayous: A History and Directory
A brief history of the canal begins on page 20, with additional information on pages 143 and 145.

 

The B&L Canal Co.

Includes a brief history of the canal.


The H. L. Hunley: The Secret Hope of the Confederacy
Includes on page 23 a brief biography of Robert Barrow, owner of the canal company in 1859.

 

Transportation by Water, 1916
A description of the canal is on page 219.

 

Westwego, Harvey Canals Predated GIWW
Includes a brief history of the canal.

 

Rev. April, 2023