1799 Blodget Canal Company Stock Certificate
Photo of a stock certificate.
 

A Brief History and Overview of Amoskeag Falls

A Canal Runs Through It
A brief history of the canal.    Historical and current photos, and a satellite photo showing the route of the former power canals.

Amoskeig Canal
An 1803 document, stating the status of the canal.
 

Amoskeag Canal Images
Historical and current photos.

Amoskeag Canal Photos
A set of photos of the canal.
 

Amoskeig Canal Images

Amoskeag Company
A history of the company, up to the present time.

Amoskeag Falls and Village, New Hampshire

An 1839 account of the canals and city.

Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
A history of the company, including the role of the canal in its development. Historical illustrations.
 

Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, Paper Mill, Canal Street, Manchester, Hillsborough County, NH
A set of drawings of some of the mills.   Includes a brief history of the company.

Amoskeag mills at Canal Street. Manchester, New Hampshire
A historical photo of one of the canals.

Amoskeag Mills Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Hillsborough County.

Amoskeag Millyard
Description of the design of the mills, including photos taken before demolition of the mills and canals.
 

Blodget Canal Company Certificate

A 1799 document.

Blodget Canal Company Stock
Photo of a 1799 Blodget Canal stock certificate.
 

Blodget Canal Company Stock Certificate
Photo of a 1799 certificate. Includes a brief history of the canal.
 

Blodget Canal History
Excerpt from the History of Hillsborough County.
 

Blodgets Canal – Page 1
A brief history and description of the canal.

Blodgets Canal – Page 2
Continuation from above.

Blodgets Canal – Page 3
Continuation from above.

Blodget Canal Images

Canal and Cotton Mill, Manchester, N. H.
A historical photo of one of the canals.

Collections, Volume 1, Manchester Historic Association – 1897
A history of the development of the canal system and mills begins on page 152.

Digital Public Library of America
A link to historical documents.

Early History of Manchester NH
A brief history of the community, including reference to the canal. Links to related sites.
 

Epitaph for an American Landmark: the Amoskeag Mills

Granite State Magazine – 1906
A history of the canal begins on page 63.

Guide to the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company Records at the Manchester Historic Association

Includes a timeline and brief history of the company.

History of Manchester, New Hampshire

Includes a brief history of the canal.

Hon. Samuel Blodget: The Pioneer of Progress in the Merrimack Valley
Biography of Samual Blodget, including a history of the canal.
 

Laws of New Hampshire: Second constitutional period, 1801-1811
An 1803 Act relating to the canal begins on page 247.

Locks And Canals Of The Merrimack River - Part I
Includes a brief history of the canal.
 

Locks And Canals Of The Merrimack River – Part II
A longer history of the canal.   Includes a map and current photo.

Manchester: A Brief Record of Its Past and a Picture of Its Present – 1875
A brief history of the canal begins on page 19.

Manchester, N.H : 1876
A bird's-eye illustration of the city.

Manchester, NH map – 1892

Manchester, New Hampshire
A brief history of the city, including reference to the canal. Current and historical photos and links to related sites.
 

Manchester: The Mills and the Immigrant Experience
Historical photos are on pages 15, 19 and 37.  A brief history of the canal system begins on page 37.

Merchant’s Row photo
A historical photo of the canal.

New Hampshire: A History
A brief history of the canal system begins on page 129.

On the Road North of Boston: New Hampshire Taverns and Turnpikes, 1700-1900
A historical painting of the canal is on page 60.

Primary Source Set: Amoskeag Manufacturing Company

Includes a brief history of the canal system.

Sam Blodgett’s Canal
An article begins on page 3 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

Samuel Blodgett

A brief biography of the creator of the canal system.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire – 1885

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 2 and 13.

Six Canals That Built New England
Includes a brief history and description.   Historical illustration.

The Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. of Manchester, New Hampshire: A History – 1915
A history of the cmpany, including the canal system.

The Blodget Canal
A brief history of the canal.
 

The Farmer's Monthly Visitor, Volume 12 – 1852
A history of the development of the canal system and mills begins on page 166.

The Granite Monthly, Volume 3- 1879
A brief history of the development of the canal system and mills begins on page 110.

The History Of Manchester, Formerly Derryfield In New- Hampshire – 1856
A brief history of the development of the canal system and mills begins on page 19.

The Incredible Ditch: A Bicentennial History of the Middlesex Canal
A brief history of the development of the canal system and mills begins on page 50.

The Rise and Fall of the Amoskeag Denim Mills
A brief history of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company.

The textile industries of the United States, Volume 1 – 1893
A brief history of the development of the canal system  begins on page 559.

Transportation Canals of Eastern Mass. and South Central NH: A Different Perspective
Article about the role of this canal network in the industrialzation of New England and the development of other canals, including the Erie.
 

Voices of A Vanished Amoskeag
A history of the life and death of the world’s largest textile mill, in the words of the men and women who worked there.

When Textiles Ruled the Queen City
A set of historical photos of Manchester, the canals and mills.