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.

The Upper and Highline canals were originally built as two open unlined canals in the late 1800s. Over time, sandy soils, vegetation and even theft led to significant water loss. Estimates suggest ...

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 ...

Kyoto from the Water: Sacred Sites and Sun-Dappled Canals Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times The Lake Biwa Canal was built in the late 1800s to revive Kyoto’s economy.

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 ...

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 ...