19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Wisconsin

 

 

Fox-Wisconsin River Navigation

See also Portage Canal

MAPS

Route of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers Improvement, 1853


GENERAL

Annual Report of the Secretary of War – 1896
Reports are on pages 2523, 2534 and 2535; commercial statistics are on page 2533; expenditures for repairs begin on page 2551.

 

Annual Reports of the War Department – 1898

A report for the navigation system begins on page 2384.


Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor for the Year 1906
A brief history and description begins on page 1437.

 

Annual Reports of the War Department – 1902
A brief history and description begins on page 2628.
 

At the Fox River Lock
A historical postcard.

 

Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make reference to the navigation system.

 

Days on the Old Fox - 1914
A newspaper article about the navigation system.

 

Fox and Wisconsin River Improvement Company
A brief history of the navigation system.

 

Fox Locks
A brief history of the navigation system.  Historical and current photos.

 

Fox River Locks
A historical postcard of  one of the locks.

 

Fox River Locks History

A brief history of boats cruising the canal.


Fox River in the State of Wisconsin
An article begins on page 8 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

Fox-Wisconsin Waterway
A description and history of the waterway and navigation system. Maps, historical photos and links to related sites.
 

History of Fox River Locks video


How the locks were created
A brief history of the navigation system.   Historical photos.

 

Lake Puckaway's Post

A brief history of the locks and dams along the waterway.


Laws of the State of Wisconsin – 1852

References to the navigation system are on pages 612, 660 and 690.


Locktender House

Includes a brief history of the De Pere lock and dam.  Current photo.


Lower Fox River
A brief history and description of the navigation system. Map included.

 

Lower Fox River Waterway
An extensive history and description of the Lower Fox Waterway.   Includes maps.

 

Menasha Lock
A brief history of the waterway. Current photo.
 

Menasha Lock Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Winnebago County.


Navigation on Fox River in Early Days
A brief history of the navigation system, from a 1925 newspaper article.

 

Old Fox River Water Route - 1927
A newspaper article about the navigation system.

 

Report on the Transportation Route Along the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers, in the State of Wisconsin, Between the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan – 1876


Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army, Part 4 – 1891
Reports begins on page 2572 and 2581; commercial statistics begin on page 2580.

 

Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army, Part 4 – 1895
Reports begin on pages 2657; expenditures for repairs begin on page 2674.

 

Steamboats on the Fox River: Appleton Lock 2 Historical Marker

 

The Fate of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers Improvement Company


The Lower Fox River Lock and Canal System

An extensive history of the system.   Historical and current photos.


The Revised Statutes of the State of Wisconsin – 1849
An Act pertaining to the navigation system begins on page 765.

 

The Story of the Fox-Wisconsin Rivers Improvement – 1900


Upper and Lower Combined Lock
A brief history of the waterway. Current photo.
 

Upper Fox River
A brief history and description of the navigation system. Map included.
 

Wisconsin in Three Centuries, 1634-1905, 1906

A brief history of the navigation system begins on page 104.


Rev. May, 2025