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1842 Diary Excerpt:
Utica, Il: I&M Canal 
The
article begins on page 2 of the Nov., 2004 issue of
the Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.
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A Description of the Canals
and Rail Roads of the United States – 1840
A brief history and description is on page 194.
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A History of Illinois
A brief history of the canal begins on page 179.
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A Pictorial Journey Down the
I & M Canal from Seneca to LaSalle Cities,
Illinois
A large set of historical photos of the canal.
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A portrait of: Michael Fagan
A biography of an Irish immigrant who helped build the
canal.
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A Major U.S. Canal Begins
Operations in a “Long-Promised Event”
A
brief history of the canal. Includes a map.
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Abraham Lincoln and the
I&M Canal
The article begins on page 7 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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An Economic History of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal: I
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An Economic History of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal: II
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An Economic History of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal: III
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Annual Report of the State
Engineer and Surveyor for the Year 1906
A brief history and description is on page 1406.
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Ask Geoffrey: The Story
Behind the Illinois and Michigan Canal
A brief history of the canal. Includes a
historical photo.
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Bridgeport
at the One Hundred and Sixtieth Anniversary of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Transportation history of Bridgeport, including the
impact of the canal on the development of northern
Illinois. Links to related maps.
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Bridgeport: Before the Canal
History of Bridgeport and its
relationship to the construction of the canal.
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Building
Illinois: The Legacy of the Illinois and Michigan
Canal
A thesis about the canal. Includes historical
photos and a video.
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Calumet Feeder
A brief history and description of the canal.
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Canal Boats Along The
Illinois And Michigan Canal: A Study In
Archaeological Variability – 1998
An archaeological research paper about boats on the
canal.
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Canal Claims
Link to an 1853 communication from
the Governor, transmitting the report of the
Commissioners appointed to investigate Canal Claims.
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Canal cross-sections
Cross sections of the Illinois & Michigan Canal
compared to other well-known canals.
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Canal
Heritage Enterprises
The role of Irish immigrants in the
construction of the canal, and Catholic priests in
ministering to them.
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Canal Origins Park
Includes a brief history of the canal.
Current photos.
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Canals for a Nation
A brief history of the canal begins on page 143.
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CARLI Digital Collections:
Lewis University
A
collection of documents related to the canal.
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Chicago's Pride: The
Stockyards, Packingtown, and Environs in the
Nineteenth Century
The role of the canal in stimulating the growth of the
meatpacking industry begins on page 5.
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Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles making reference
to the canal.
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Congressional Edition, Volume
341 - 1839
A series of reports regarding construction of the canal
begins on page 28.
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Daily Life in Immigrant
America, 1820-1870
The relationship between the canal construction era and
the growth of immigration begins on page 95.
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Digital Public Library of
America
Links to historical photos and documents.
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Documentary History Of The Illinois And
Michigan Canal
Link to a history of the canal.
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Documents Relating To The Illinois And
Michigan Canal
Link to an 1843 publication.
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Eighth Annual Report Of The Acting
Commissioner Of The Illinois And Michigan Canal To
The General Assembly
Link to an 1844 report.
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Emily W. Jensen: Mormons and
the Illinois and Michigan Canal
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First Annual Statement of the
Trade and Commerce of Chicago – 1858
Includes numerous statistics on the cargo
transported into and out of Chicago via the canal.
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Fox River Feeder
A brief history and description of the canal.
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Fox River Feeder Canal;
Lateral Canal; Hydraulic Basin
A brief history and description of the canal and
basin. Current photos.
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FreightWaves
Classics/Infrastructure: I&M Canal was
successful until it wasn’t…
A
history of the canal. Map and historical photos.
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From the Lakes to the Gulf
A
brief hisory of the canal. Map and historical
photos.
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Gaylord Building
A brief history of the building and
canal. Current photos and map.
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Gaylord Building Historic Site
A brief history and description of
the building.
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Google Newspapers
A set of historical newspaper articles which make
reference to the canal.
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Harvesting
Ice on the I & M Canal
The
article begins on page 15 of the May, 2009 issue of
the Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.
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Harvesting the River
A brief history of the Illinois & Michigan and the
Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canals.
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Historic Illinois and
Michigan Canal Office Historical Marker
A brief history and description of the building in
Lockport.
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Historical Encyclopedia of
Illinois, Volume 1 - 1915
A brief description of the canal is on page 287.
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History of Chicago, Illinois
– 1895
Reference to the canal begins on page 81.
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History of Chicago, Illinois
– 1909
Reference to the canal begins on page 66.
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History of Cook County,
Illinois, Vol. 1 - 1909
References to the canal are on pages 89, 119, 1698, 187,
199 and 209.
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History of Cook County,
Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present
Time – 1884
Reference to the canal begins on page 136.
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History of La Salle County,
Illinois – 1877
Reference to the canal begins on page 187.
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History of La Salle County,
Illinois, Vol. 1 – 1886
References to the canal are on pages 97, 211 and 431.
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History of Romeoville
A history of the community, including reference to the
canal.
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History
of the Gaylord Building
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History of Worth
Includes
a brief history of the canal.
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How Chicago Lifted Itself
Out of the Swamp and Became a Modern Metropolis
Includes
a brief history of the canal.
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How the Chicago River Flow
Was Reversed
The
article begins on page 4 of the American Canal Society
newsletter.
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Hydraulic Basin, Lockport,
Illinois
A brief history and description of the
basin. Current photo.
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I & M Canal
A
brief history of the canal. Current photos,
primarily at the western terminus.
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I&M Canal Documents and
Correspondence: 1832-1857
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I & M Canal Locks
An article about the locks. Includes
historical drawings and illustrations.
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I&M Canal National
Heritage Area
A brief history of the canal.
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I & M Canal Photographs,
1859-1948
A set of historical photos.
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Illinois Michigan Canal Corridor
Links to three documents about the
canal, the most significant one being the "Illinois
and Michigan Canal: A Study in Economic History".
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Illinois & Michigan Canal
A brief history of the canal. Map
and links to related sites.
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Illinois & Michigan Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.
Includes a list and description of canal structures.
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Illinois & Michigan
Canal
The article begins on page 11 of the Sept., 2007
issue of the Canal Society of Indiana newsletter.
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Illinois & Michigan Canal Images
Links to historical and current
photos and maps.
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Illinois & Michigan Canal
in the 1800s photo
The photo appears on page 7 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Illinois
& Michigan Canal Museum
Information about the museum in Lockport.
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Illinois & Michigan Canal Scrip
Image of scrip issued by the State
Bank of Illinois.
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Illinois Adventure #1507
"Illinois and Michigan Canal
A video about the history of the canal.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Includes a map of the history of land sales along the
canal route near Chicago.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
A brief history of the canal. PBS
video clip and links to related sites.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
Excerpts from a history of the canal.
Includes historical photos.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
Includes a brief history of the canal and descriptions
of historical sites along the canal route.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
A brief history of the canal. Historical
photo.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
Images
A set of historical and current photos and maps.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal Lots, 1850
A list of land grant properties sold
by the federal government, to fund the canal
construction.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
National Heritage Corridor, Illinois” Historical
Inventory, History, and Significance – 1995
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Illinois and Michigan Canal Records
A listing of field books and ledger books on file. Links
to related sites.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal:
Rules, By-Laws and Regulations – 1885
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Illinois and Michigan Canal Telegram
An image of an 1848 message.
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Illinois Digital Newspaper
Collection
Links to papers which make reference to the canal.
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Illinois Digital Newspaper
Collection
A collection of articles related to the canal.
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Illinois in 1837
A report regarding the planned canal is on page 55.
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Illinois Internal
Improvements: 1814-1848
A history of the canal begins on page 26.
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Illinois River Traffic
A brief history of the canal and its relation to
Illinois River traffic.
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Immigrants in the Valley:
Irish, Germans, and Americans in the Upper
Mississippi Country, 1830-1860
The role of immigrants in the construction of the canal
begins on page 79.
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Irish Canal Workers
A brief history of the role of the
Irish in the canal's construction.
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Irish
Families of Illinois
The role of Irish immigrants in the construction of the
canal and settlement of Illinois.
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Joliet – 2008
Reference to the canal begins on page 105.
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Joliet, IL
Includes reference to the canal's value to the city.
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Jolliet and La Salle's Canal Plans
A brief review of the role of these
two explorers in the eventual development of the
canal.
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La Salle County History
Includes a brief history of the canal.
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La Salle-Peru, Illinois Historical
Marker
Photo and text of a marker in LaSalle County.
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Lateral Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.
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Lockport, Il.
A brief history of the city,
including reference to the canal.
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Lockport, Il.
Includes reference to the role of the canal in the
growth of the community.
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Lockport, Illinois: An HCRS
Project Report – 1980
A history of the development of the canal and community
begins on page 11.
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Lockport, Illinois: The Old
Canal Town
Excerpts from a history of the community, including
reference to the canal. Includes historical
photos.
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Lorenzo P. Sanger (1809-1875)
A brief biography of one the contractors for the canal
construction, as well as an active entrepreneur in other
transportation enterprises.
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Maze
Nails Company History
History of a typical company that grew because of the
canal.
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My Chicago
A brief history of the canal, and its role in the
development of Chicago. begins on page 24.
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Oak
Park Continental Divide
History of the development of the canal across the
"Continental Divide" in Oak Park, separating the
St.Lawrence and Mississippi River basins. Maps and
current photographs.
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One Hundred Years of Land
Values in Chicago
A history of the canal land boom in the city begins on
page 7.
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Opinion | Reflections:
Keeping the I&M Canal full of water was no easy
task
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Ottawa – 2011
Reference to the canal and historical photos are on
pages 9, 14 and 15.
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Papers in Illinois History
and Transactions – 1906
A brief history of the Chicago Drainage Canal, and its
predessor, the Illinois and Michigan Canal, begins on
page 153.
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Papers of Abraham Lincoln
Digital Library
A brief history of the canal and the role of
Lincoln in its history.
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Photos of the I & M
Canal
Photos are on page 12 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Prairie Passage: The Illinois
and Michigan Canal Corridor
Excerpts from a book about the history of the canal.
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Reopening of Illinois and Michigan
Canal, 1871
Historical illustration of the
reopening at Bridgeport.
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Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1872
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Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1873
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Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1876
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Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1877
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Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1882
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Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1895
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Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1896
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Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1900
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Reports Made to the General
Assembly of Illinois – 1839
A letter from the canal commissioners regarding purchase
of land for the canal begins on page
i. Reports from the canal
commissioners legislator begin on page 301.
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Reports to the General Assembly of
Illinois
Link to the 1867 reports, including
the canal.
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Seven Rare Canal Boats Found
Discovery and excavation of the
boats in 1996. History of the canal and photographs of
the boats.
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Site of the Origins of the I&M
Canal
Information about the current remnants of the beginning
of the canal in Chicago.
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Speeches on Illinois and Michigan Canal
and Other Subjects
Link to 1878 speeches, including the
canal.
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Stories of Chicago
A depiction of life in Chicago along the canal is on
page 51.
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Summit
A brief history of the community, including the role of
the canal in its development, is on page 57.
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Technology that Changed
Chicago: The Illinois and Michigan Canal 1673-1848
A brief history of the canal. Historical
photo.
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The Canal That Built Chicago
A brief history of the canal. Current
photos and links to related sites.
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"The City That Made Chicago
Famous"
A brief history of Lockport.
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The
Gaylord Building
A brief history and description of
the building, and exhibits in its museum. Current
photos.
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The Geography of Illinois
A brief history of the canal begins
on page 233. Includes a historical photo.
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The Great Canal Script Fraud
Link to minutes of proceedings, and
report of evidence in the investigation of the 1859
case.
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The Great Canal Script Fraud
The article begins on page 14 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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The Historic Illinois & Michigan
Canal Corridor in 1851
A brief history of the canal and
historical map.
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The History of Will County,
Illinois – 1878
References to the canal are on pages 123, 230 and 298.
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