19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Ohio

 

 

Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal

 

Acts of a Local Nature Passed at the Session of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio – 1836
An Act authorizing constuction of the canal begins on page 268.

 

$1 1840 Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal Co Currency
Image of a note.
 

Canal Junction Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Dearborn County, Ind.


Canals For A Nation
A brief history and description is on page 131.

 

Cincinnati Whitewater Canal
Brief histories and descriptions of the canal and tunnel.

 

Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal Co. Bank Note
Image of an 1840 $1 note.
 

Cincinnati and Whitewater Canal $1, 1840 Bank Note


Cincinnati and Whitewater Canal Images
Current photos of the canal.

 

Cincinnati and Whitewater Canal – Canal Sites

Includes a brief history of the canal, maps and a historical photo.


Cincinnati and Whitewater Canal Tunnel
A brief history of the canal and tunnel.   Current photo.

 

Cincinnati and Whitewater Canal Tunnel Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Cleves.


Cincinnati in 1841
A detailed report on the expected operating economics of the proposed canal, from an 1841 publication. Operating data for the Miami and Erie Canals are also included.
 

Digital Public Library of America
Links to historical documents.

 

Great Miami Railroad Bridge and Aqueduct video


Historical Collections of Ohio
A brief description of the anticipated water power benefits of the canal is on page 35.
 

History Corner: The Whitewater Canals of Indiana and Ohio
Includes a brief history of the Cincinnati and Whitewater Canal.

 

Journeys to the Past: A Traveler's Guide to Indiana State Historical Markers
Includes a brief history and description on page 31.

 

Laborers and Stone Masons Wanted

The advertisement appears on page 1 of the Spring, 1995 Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.


Monthly Chronicle of Interesting and Useful Knowledge – 1839
A brief description of the canal, at that point under construction, is on page 3

 

Problems Plagued Canal Projects
Includes a brief history of the canal.

 

Report to the Ohio Board of Public Works

The article begins on page 3 of the Winter, 1999 issue of the Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.


Sketches and Statistics of Cincinnati in 1851
A brief history and description begins on page 142.

 

The Cincinnati-Whitewater Canal Tunnel
A brief history and description of the tunnel. Current photo.
 

The Cincinnati and Whitewater Canal

The article begins on page 2 of the Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.


The Erasmus Gest Letters
The article begins on page 1 of the Summer, 2000 Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.


The Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Rail Road: Dreams of Linking North and South
A brief history begins on page 17.

 

The Whitewater Canal
Includes a brief history of the Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal.

 

Whitewater Canal
Includes a brief history of the Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal.

 

William Henry Harrison / and the Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal Historical Marker
 

Photo and text of a marker in Hamilton County.


Rev. September, 2025