19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Alabama

 

 

Coosa River Navigation

 

Coosa River Navigation
A brief history and description of the navigation system.

 

Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York, Volume 33
A history of the development of the Coosa River navigation, and the status of its construction as of 1901, begins on page 67.

 

Locks of the Coosa 

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


Steamboat "Annie M." of Gadsden, Alabama, at Lock 2 on the Coosa River
A historical photo of one of the locks.

 

Steamboat "Annie M." at Lock 3 Greensport, Al
A historical photo of one of the locks.

 

Transportation by water – 1916
A description of the navigation system, as of 1916, begins on page 223.

 

Rev. December, 2022