19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Massachusetts

 

 

Cambridge Canals (Broad, Cross Cut, Lechmere, North/Portland, South, West Dock)

Annual Report of the City Engineer – 1900
Dredging of the Broad and Lechmere Canals is described on page 39.

 

Broad Canal

Includes a brief history, historical and current photos.


Broad Canal
Map. historical and current photos.

 

Broad Canal
A brief description and history of the canal.
 

Broad Canal Industrial Zone

A brief history of the canal and buildings adjacent to it.


Broad Canal Map – 1902
 

Broad Canal Maps

 

Broad Canal Maps


Cambridge Lechmere Canal 1902
Historical map of the former canal.

 

Digital Commonwealth - Broad Canal
Includes a report about and a historical photo of the canal.

 

History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877
Descriptions of the Broad, North, Cross and South canals are on pages 180-182.

 

History of the Middlesex Canal
A brief description of the canals constructed in East Cambridge by the Lechmore Point Corporation.
 

Lechmore Canal
A brief description and history of the canal. Current photo.
 

Lechmere Canal
Includes a brief history and a current photo.

 

Lechmere Canal map – 1902
 

Notes from Underground
A brief description of some of the canals. Current photos.
 

Pedestrian Walk: A Stroll through its Story

A brief history of the Broad Canal and industries that settled adjacent to it.  Historical maps.


Public Documents of Massachusetts: Being the Annual Reports of Various Public Officers and Institutions ..., Volume 12 – 1909
Maintenance of the Lechmere Canal is described on page 37.

 

Public Improvements for the Metropolitan District - 1909
Brief descriptions of the Broad and Lechmere Canals are on page 296.

 

Report of the Committee on Charles River Dam - 1903
A 1902 report on the probable costs of making repairs to the Broad and Lechmere Canals is on page 425.  A description of the Broad Canal and a historical photo begins on page 418.   A description of the Lechmere Canal begins on page 425.   Historical photos of one of the canals is on pages 25 and 26.
 

Report of the Committee on Charles River Dam
A 1902 report on the probable costs of making repairs to the Broad and Lechmere Canals. Includes historical photos and maps.
 

The Cambridge of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Six
Brief histories and descriptions of the canals begin on page 30.
 

The Charles: A River Transformed
Historical photos and brief descriptions of the Broad and Lechmere Canals are on page 30.

 

Transportation Canals of Eastern Mass. and South Central NH: A Different Perspective
An article about canal development in the region, including reference to the various Cambridge canals.
 

When The Port Was a Port

Includes a brief history of the Broad Canal.


Rev. May, 2023