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Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), Ashton, Providence County, RI

Blackstone Canal, Blackstone River & Washington Highway (Quinnville), ...

Significance: The Blackstone canal was one of the regions first long distance transportation systems. It was one of the waterways that helped to spawn the industrial development that took place in the Blacksto... More

West Branch Pennsylvania Canal, Lock No. 34 Lock Keeper's House, South of State Route 664 along North bank of West Branch of Susquehanna River, 2,000 feet East of Jay Street Bridge, Lock Haven, Clinton County, PA

West Branch Pennsylvania Canal, Lock No. 34 Lock Keeper's House, South...

Significance: The lock keeper's house at Lock No. 34 (see HAER No. PA-188-A) is a historically significant remnant of the Pennsylvania state-built canal system. Part of the West Branch Pennsylvania Canal (see ... More

St. Lucie Canal, St. Lucie Lock No. 1, St. Lucie, Cross State Canal, Okeechobee Intracoastal Waterway, Stuart, Martin County, FL

St. Lucie Canal, St. Lucie Lock No. 1, St. Lucie, Cross State Canal, O...

Significance: Engineered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville Office in 1937, St. Lucie Lock and Dam was designed for preventive measures during hurricanes, floods, and droughts while allowing navi... More

St. Lucie Canal, St. Lucie Lock No. 1, St. Lucie, Cross State Canal, Okeechobee Intracoastal Waterway, Stuart, Martin County, FL

St. Lucie Canal, St. Lucie Lock No. 1, St. Lucie, Cross State Canal, O...

Significance: Engineered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville Office in 1937, St. Lucie Lock and Dam was designed for preventive measures during hurricanes, floods, and droughts while allowing navi... More

St. Lucie Canal, St. Lucie Lock No. 1, St. Lucie, Cross State Canal, Okeechobee Intracoastal Waterway, Stuart, Martin County, FL

St. Lucie Canal, St. Lucie Lock No. 1, St. Lucie, Cross State Canal, O...

Significance: Engineered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville Office in 1937, St. Lucie Lock and Dam was designed for preventive measures during hurricanes, floods, and droughts while allowing navi... More

St. Lucie Canal, St. Lucie Lock No. 1, St. Lucie, Cross State Canal, Okeechobee Intracoastal Waterway, Stuart, Martin County, FL

St. Lucie Canal, St. Lucie Lock No. 1, St. Lucie, Cross State Canal, O...

Significance: Engineered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville Office in 1937, St. Lucie Lock and Dam was designed for preventive measures during hurricanes, floods, and droughts while allowing navi... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Fox River at Canal Street, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Fox River at Canal Street, Kaukauna, Outagamie Co...

Significance: The Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex provides passage around drop in elevation of 50 feet in the Lower Fox River at Kaukauna. The complex served as an integral part of the Lower Fox River Waterway ... More

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Fox River at Canal Street, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, WI

Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Fox River at Canal Street, Kaukauna, Outagamie Co...

Significance: The Kaukauna Locks and Dam Complex provides passage around drop in elevation of 50 feet in the Lower Fox River at Kaukauna. The complex served as an integral part of the Lower Fox River Waterway ... More

Lock Keeper's House, Seventeenth Street & Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Lock Keeper's House, Seventeenth Street & Constitution Avenue, Northwe...

1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The lockkeeper's house at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue served the lock that connected the Washington branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the Was... More

Lock Keeper's House, Seventeenth Street & Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Lock Keeper's House, Seventeenth Street & Constitution Avenue, Northwe...

1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The lockkeeper's house at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue served the lock that connected the Washington branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the Was... More

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport,...

Locks E34 and E35 were surveyed as part of the 2009 New York State Barge Canal survey; see HAER Nos. NY-515 (Lock E34) and NY-516 (Lock E35). Significance: Locks 67-71 (north flight) comprise a rare 19th-centur... More

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport,...

Locks E34 and E35 were surveyed as part of the 2009 New York State Barge Canal survey; see HAER Nos. NY-515 (Lock E34) and NY-516 (Lock E35). Significance: Locks 67-71 (north flight) comprise a rare 19th-centur... More

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport,...

Locks E34 and E35 were surveyed as part of the 2009 New York State Barge Canal survey; see HAER Nos. NY-515 (Lock E34) and NY-516 (Lock E35). Significance: Locks 67-71 (north flight) comprise a rare 19th-centur... More

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport,...

Locks E34 and E35 were surveyed as part of the 2009 New York State Barge Canal survey; see HAER Nos. NY-515 (Lock E34) and NY-516 (Lock E35). Significance: Locks 67-71 (north flight) comprise a rare 19th-centur... More

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport,...

Locks E34 and E35 were surveyed as part of the 2009 New York State Barge Canal survey; see HAER Nos. NY-515 (Lock E34) and NY-516 (Lock E35). Significance: Locks 67-71 (north flight) comprise a rare 19th-centur... More

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport, Niagara County, NY

New York State Barge Canal, Lockport Locks, Richmond Avenue, Lockport,...

Locks E34 and E35 were surveyed as part of the 2009 New York State Barge Canal survey; see HAER Nos. NY-515 (Lock E34) and NY-516 (Lock E35). Significance: Locks 67-71 (north flight) comprise a rare 19th-centur... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt, Gila County, AZ

Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...

Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More

Natomas Ditch System, Blue Ravine Segment, Juncture of Blue Ravine & Green Valley Roads, Folsom, Sacramento County, CA

Natomas Ditch System, Blue Ravine Segment, Juncture of Blue Ravine & G...

Significance: The Natomas Ditch System's significance comes from its role in the history and development of mining and agricultural endeavors in the Folsom area. The system was determined eligible for inclusio... More

North Canal Dam & Diversion Canals, North Unit Main Canal, North of River Mile 165, Bend, Deschutes County, OR

North Canal Dam & Diversion Canals, North Unit Main Canal, North of Ri...

Survey number: HAER OR-61-E Public domain photograph of a canal, water landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Potowmack Company: Great Falls Canal & Locks, Great Falls, Fairfax County, Virginia

Potowmack Company: Great Falls Canal & Locks, Great Falls, Fairfax Cou...

Significance: The Great Falls Canal was a pioneer effort in the comprehensive development of a river navigation system. Constructed in the years (1786-1802) following the American Revolution, George Washington... More

Savannah & Ogeechee Barge Canal, Between Ogeechee & Savannah Rivers, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Savannah & Ogeechee Barge Canal, Between Ogeechee & Savannah Rivers, S...

For additional documentation, see also HALS GA-5 (Savannah-Ogeechee Canal) Significance: The Savannah and Ogeechee Canal was the first barge canal built in Georgia. Built during the 'canal building' era of Ame... More

Delaware & Raritan Canal, Locktender's House, North of Hamilton, East of George & East of Pumping Station, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ

Delaware & Raritan Canal, Locktender's House, North of Hamilton, East ...

Significance: Housed lock tender and family. The lock tender was responsible for operation, inspection, and general maintenance of Lock #13 of the Delaware and Raritan Canal. Survey number: HAER NJ-60-B Buil... More

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

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Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a pipe, pipeline, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

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Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Delaware Aqueduct, Spanning Delaware River, L...

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Na Saĭmenskom kanali︠e︡. Finli︠a︡ndīi︠a︡

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North Canal Dam & Diversion Canals, North Canal, North Division Street & U.S. Highway 97 vicinity, Bend, Deschutes County, OR

North Canal Dam & Diversion Canals, North Canal, North Division Street...

Survey number: HAER OR-61-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 100001303

Lehigh Canal, Freemansburg, Freemansburg, Northampton County, PA

Lehigh Canal, Freemansburg, Freemansburg, Northampton County, PA

Survey number: HAER PA-176 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Significance: The Augusta power and navigation canal was projected in order to make Augusta a manufacturing center. By the 1880's, the canal was a success. It supplied water power for eight textile mills, thr... More

Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Significance: The Augusta power and navigation canal was projected in order to make Augusta a manufacturing center. By the 1880's, the canal was a success. It supplied water power for eight textile mills, thr... More

Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Significance: The Augusta power and navigation canal was projected in order to make Augusta a manufacturing center. By the 1880's, the canal was a success. It supplied water power for eight textile mills, thr... More

Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Significance: The Augusta power and navigation canal was projected in order to make Augusta a manufacturing center. By the 1880's, the canal was a success. It supplied water power for eight textile mills, thr... More

The contractors book ... / H. Gerlach ; J.S. Vernam, mechanical engineer & draughtsman.

The contractors book ... / H. Gerlach ; J.S. Vernam, mechanical engine...

Print shows construction of a railroad and a canal in a wilderness area. Illus. in: The contractors book of working drawings of tools and machines used in constructing canals, rail roads and other works, with b... More

Western Canal, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Western Canal, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals vicinity, Lowell, Middlese...

Significance: The Western Canal was the only power canal in Lowell to be built on two levels, though the Pawtucket Canal also had an upper and a lower level. Construction on two levels meant that the same wate... More

DePere Lock & Dam, Fox River at James Street, De Pere, Brown County, WI

DePere Lock & Dam, Fox River at James Street, De Pere, Brown County, W...

Significance: The De Pere Lock and Dam allows passage from Green Bay in Lake Michigan around rapids and into the Lower Fox River. The complex is the first link in a series of locks and dams that allows passage... More

Northern Canal, Pawtucket & Ford Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Northern Canal, Pawtucket & Ford Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex C...

Significance: The Northern Canal was constructed to bring more water into the canal system in order that the demands for power made by increasingly large mills could be met. The Northern Canal supplemented the... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Wissiup Homestead, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Wissiup Homestead, Duchesne, Duc...

Survey number: HAER UT-30-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Utah, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rapide Croche Lock & Dam, At 22.8 mile marker on Lower Fox River, Wrightstown, Brown County, WI

Rapide Croche Lock & Dam, At 22.8 mile marker on Lower Fox River, Wrig...

Significance: The Rapide Croche Lock and Dam Complex allowed water navigation around rapids in the Fox River for boats traveling between Kaukauna and Green Bay. This complex served as an integral part of the Lo... More

Rapide Croche Lock & Dam, At 22.8 mile marker on Lower Fox River, Wrightstown, Brown County, WI

Rapide Croche Lock & Dam, At 22.8 mile marker on Lower Fox River, Wrig...

Significance: The Rapide Croche Lock and Dam Complex allowed water navigation around rapids in the Fox River for boats traveling between Kaukauna and Green Bay. This complex served as an integral part of the Lo... More

Grand Canal, North side of Salt River, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

Grand Canal, North side of Salt River, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

Significance: This was the first Salt River Valley canal that was built by a canal company; that improved northside distribution system; that was the site of the most significant low-head hydropower plant of th... More

Grand Canal, North side of Salt River, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

Grand Canal, North side of Salt River, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

Significance: This was the first Salt River Valley canal that was built by a canal company; that improved northside distribution system; that was the site of the most significant low-head hydropower plant of th... More

Lockport Historic District, Bounded by Eighth, Hamilton & Eleventh Streets & Illinois & Michigan Canal, Lockport, Will County, IL

Lockport Historic District, Bounded by Eighth, Hamilton & Eleventh Str...

Significance: The Village of Lockport was first established in 1836 by the surveyors of the Illinois and Michigan Canal to serve as field headquarters and as a supply point. As the 19th century progressed, Loc... More

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Vypusk kanala Imperatora Nikolai︠a︡ I iz magistralʹnago kanala. Golodn...

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Pilot Butte Canal, Bend, Deschutes County, OR

Pilot Butte Canal, Bend, Deschutes County, OR

Significance: Construction and completion of the canal in 1904 introduced irrigation to Central Oregon and contributed to the settlement, growth and creation of Bend. Although several other private irrigation c... More

Pilot Butte Canal, Bend, Deschutes County, OR

Pilot Butte Canal, Bend, Deschutes County, OR

Significance: Construction and completion of the canal in 1904 introduced irrigation to Central Oregon and contributed to the settlement, growth and creation of Bend. Although several other private irrigation c... More

Ousatonic Water Power Company, Dam & Canals, CT Routes 34 & 108, 1 mile North of Derby-Shelton Bridge, Derby, New Haven County, CT

Ousatonic Water Power Company, Dam & Canals, CT Routes 34 & 108, 1 mil...

Significance: The waterworks of the Ousatonic Water Company, when combined with the Shelton mills and related urban development have local and statewide significance as a successful 19th century example of plan... More

Carlsbad Irrigation District, Main Canal, 4 miles North to 12 miles Southeast of Carlsbad, Carlsbad, Eddy County, NM

Carlsbad Irrigation District, Main Canal, 4 miles North to 12 miles So...

Significance: The Carlsbad Irrigation District is nationally significant as an excellent surviving representation of a large turn-of-the-century reclamation system. The District includes significant engineerin... More

Carlsbad Irrigation District, Main Canal, 4 miles North to 12 miles Southeast of Carlsbad, Carlsbad, Eddy County, NM

Carlsbad Irrigation District, Main Canal, 4 miles North to 12 miles So...

Significance: The Carlsbad Irrigation District is nationally significant as an excellent surviving representation of a large turn-of-the-century reclamation system. The District includes significant engineerin... More

Down the Saint Mary's River, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Down the Saint Mary's River, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Morris Canal, Phillipsburg, Warren County, NJ

Significance: The Morris Canal is one of the few amphibious canals to operate in the United States. Stretching from Phillipsburg on the Delaware River to Jersey City on the Hudson River, the Morris Canal opene... More

Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker Dam, San Bernardino County, CA

Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker D...

Significance: The Colorado River Aqueduct pumps water from the Colorado River through, over, and across mountains and desert in a 242-mile-long march to the coastal plain of Southern California. When completed... More

Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker Dam, San Bernardino County, CA

Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker D...

Significance: The Colorado River Aqueduct pumps water from the Colorado River through, over, and across mountains and desert in a 242-mile-long march to the coastal plain of Southern California. When completed... More

Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker Dam, San Bernardino County, CA

Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker D...

Significance: The Colorado River Aqueduct pumps water from the Colorado River through, over, and across mountains and desert in a 242-mile-long march to the coastal plain of Southern California. When completed... More

Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker Dam, San Bernardino County, CA

Colorado River Aqueduct, From Colorado River to Lake Mathews, Parker D...

Significance: The Colorado River Aqueduct pumps water from the Colorado River through, over, and across mountains and desert in a 242-mile-long march to the coastal plain of Southern California. When completed... More

New York Barge Canal, Gowanus Bay Terminal Pier, East of bulkhead supporting Columbia Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

New York Barge Canal, Gowanus Bay Terminal Pier, East of bulkhead supp...

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New York Barge Canal, Gowanus Bay Terminal Pier, East of bulkhead supporting Columbia Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

New York Barge Canal, Gowanus Bay Terminal Pier, East of bulkhead supp...

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California Citrus Heritage Recording Project, Riverside, Riverside County, CA

California Citrus Heritage Recording Project, Riverside, Riverside Cou...

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Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Creek, Fort Hunter, Montgomery County, NY

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Cr...

These records were prepared as part of the Mohawk-Hudson Area Survey, a pilot study for the Historic American Engineering Record, which was established in 1969 under the aegis of the Historic American Buildings... More

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Creek, Fort Hunter, Montgomery County, NY

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Cr...

These records were prepared as part of the Mohawk-Hudson Area Survey, a pilot study for the Historic American Engineering Record, which was established in 1969 under the aegis of the Historic American Buildings... More

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Creek, Fort Hunter, Montgomery County, NY

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Cr...

These records were prepared as part of the Mohawk-Hudson Area Survey, a pilot study for the Historic American Engineering Record, which was established in 1969 under the aegis of the Historic American Buildings... More

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Creek, Fort Hunter, Montgomery County, NY

Erie Canal (Enlarged), Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Schoharie Cr...

These records were prepared as part of the Mohawk-Hudson Area Survey, a pilot study for the Historic American Engineering Record, which was established in 1969 under the aegis of the Historic American Buildings... More

Tempe Canal, South Side Salt River in Tempe, Mesa & Phoenix, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

Tempe Canal, South Side Salt River in Tempe, Mesa & Phoenix, Tempe, Ma...

Significance: The oldest canal in continuous use in the Salt River Valley; site of early hydropower projects; the last independent canal company to join the Salt River Project. Survey number: HAER AZ-16 Build... More

Tempe Canal, South Side Salt River in Tempe, Mesa & Phoenix, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

Tempe Canal, South Side Salt River in Tempe, Mesa & Phoenix, Tempe, Ma...

Significance: The oldest canal in continuous use in the Salt River Valley; site of early hydropower projects; the last independent canal company to join the Salt River Project. Survey number: HAER AZ-16 Build... More

Tempe Canal, South Side Salt River in Tempe, Mesa & Phoenix, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ

Tempe Canal, South Side Salt River in Tempe, Mesa & Phoenix, Tempe, Ma...

Significance: The oldest canal in continuous use in the Salt River Valley; site of early hydropower projects; the last independent canal company to join the Salt River Project. Survey number: HAER AZ-16 Build... More

The Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, mammoth plate negative

The Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, mammoth plate negative

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Shannock Village, Main Street, North Shannock Road, & West Shannock Road, Richmond (historical), Providence County, RI

Shannock Village, Main Street, North Shannock Road, & West Shannock Ro...

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Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles County, CA

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...

Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles County, CA

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...

Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles County, CA

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...

Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles County, CA

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...

Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles County, CA

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...

Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles County, CA

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...

Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles County, CA

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...

Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles County, CA

Little Rock Creek Dam, Little Rock Creek, Littlerock, Los Angeles Coun...

Significance: When built the Littlerock Dam was the tallest reinforced concrete multiple arch dam in the world. For over fifty years it has provided water for the South Antelope Valley and contributed to the v... More

Map of Georgia & Alabama exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads & c.; by David H. Burr (Late topographer to the Post Office), Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S.

Map of Georgia & Alabama exhibiting the post offices, post roads, cana...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) ... More

Miami & Erie Canal Locks, Loramie Portage site vicinity, Lockington, Shelby County, OH

Miami & Erie Canal Locks, Loramie Portage site vicinity, Lockington, S...

Significance: The locks are the highest point on the Miami and Erie Canal, commenced in 1825 from Cincinnati to Dayton and completed in 1845 to Toledo. Survey number: HABS OH-411 Building/structure dates: ca.... More

[Chalet of the Viceroy] - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

[Chalet of the Viceroy] - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Chalet of the viceroy overlooking the Suez Canal. No. 1777. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixtu... More

Convent and quays on the Vilaine, Rennes, (p. 268.)

Convent and quays on the Vilaine, Rennes, (p. 268.)

Published with: Jephson, J. M. Narrative of a walking tour in Brittany by John Mounteney Jephson, F.S.A. ; accompanied by notes of a photographic expedition by Lovell Reeve, F.L.S., no. 78.

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia / negative by J. Reekie, positive by A. Gardner.

Dutch Gap Canal, James River, Virginia / negative by J. Reekie, positi...

Photograph showing the canal which was built to join together two portions of the James River. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons,... More

Canal De la Viga - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Canal De la Viga - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Public domain photograph of a canal, water landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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