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Remember When: Canals played a pivotal role in 1800s transportation along the Allegheny and Kiski rivers Ray Rieser | Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 12:01 p.m.
Nov. 18—Historian Ronald Halackna said canals helped greatly increase the population of New Castle in the 1800s, going from 611 people in 1838 to 6,000 by 1871. One of these canals was The Erie ...
The various canal cuts through the preserve were built from the mid-1800s until the early 1980s. According to an environmental review, the biggest network of canals was cut through the Barataria ...
Birmingham's canals were once a lifeline for industry – now they're a lifeline for leisure and nature. But either way, they rely on water. And with every dry spell, the pressure builds. How we ...