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Maritime National Historic Landmarks: Canals and Waterways

 

As part of the 1988 National Historic Landmark (NHL) theme study, "The Maritime Heritage of the United States," historians from the NHL Program and the Maritime Heritage Program collected NHL nominations for canals and waterways. The list is updated as new NHLs are designated.

 

Delaware Canal

Northampton and Bucks Counties, PA
Period of significance: 1831-1931
Designated an NHL: 1976
NHL nomination (images unavailable)

 

Erie Canal

Montgomery County, NY
Period of significance: 1820, 1841
Designated an NHL: 1960
NHL nomination and images

 

Forks of the Ohio

Pittsburgh, PA
Period of significance: 18th-19th centuries
Designated an NHL: 1960
NHL nomination and images

 

Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District

Augusta, GA
Period of significance: 1845-80s
Designated an NHL: 1977
NHL nomination and images unavailable

 

Mud Lake Canal

Everglades National Park (near Flamingo, FL)
Period of significance: 1200-55 BP (AD 750-1400)
Designated an NHL: 2006
NHL nomination?and?images

 

Ohio and Erie Canal

Valley View Village, OH
Period of significance: 1825-60
Designated an NHL: 1966
NHL nomination and images

 

Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal

Chesapeake City, MD
Period of significance: 1837-1927
Designated an NHL: 1965
NHL nomination and images

 

Potomac (Potowmack) Canal Historic District

Fairfax County, VA
Period of significance: 1786-1830
Designated an NHL: 1982
NHL nomination and images

 

St. Mary's Falls Canal

Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Period of significance: 1837-81
Designated an NHL: 1966
NHL nomination and images