19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Tennessee

 

 

 

Licking River Navigation

 

A description of the canals and rail roads of the United States – 1840
A brief description is on page 192.

 

A Gazetteer: Containing a General View of the United States – 1843
A brief description is on page 128.

 

Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky – 1852
An Act incorporating the Licking River Navigation Company begins on page 798.

 

Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky  – 1846
An Act incorporating the Licking River Navigation Company begins on page 46.

 

Cincinnati in 1826
Discussion of the proposed navigation system begins on page 97.

 

Cincinnati in 1841: Its Early Annals and Future Prospects
A brief history is on page 79, including its impact on the Cincinnati economy.

 

Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Volume 1 – 1882
A brief history and description is on page 548.

 

Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Volume 2 – 1878
A description of the dams and locks is on page 423.

 

Journal of the House of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky – 1841
A table of the latest works and their values is on page 195.

 

Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky – 1840
A table of the latest works and their values is on page 160.

 

Licking Rivers Locks and Dams
A brief history and description of the navigation system.

 

Our Rich History: More on the Licking River, which never got its series of operating locks and dams
A brief history of the unsuccessful project.

 

The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge – 1838
A description of the proposed expansion of the navigation system is on page 187.

 

United States Congressional serial set, Issue 1990 – 1882
An examination and survey of the river, regarding potential improvements, begins on page 170.

 

 Rev. September, 2019