The Creation and Use of the Middlesex Canal
Date Range
January 1, 1803 – January 1, 1851
Title
The Creation and Use of the Middlesex Canal
What occurred
The Middlesex Canal was a 27-mile barge canal connecting the Merrimack River with the port of Boston. When operational it was 30 feet wide, and 3 feet deep, with 20 locks. It was built from 1793 to 1803 and was one of the first civil engineering projects of its type in the United States, and was studied by engineers working on other major canal projects such as the Erie Canal.
Location
Lowel-Woburn, Massachusetts
Image Citation
https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/middlesex-canal-americas-1st-superhighway/
Student name(s)
Max Melanson