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	Wikipedia: Panama Canal - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal Illustrated article including layout, locks, history, tolls and related links.
	The International Canal Monuments List - http://www.icomos.org/studies/canals-toc.htm List of canals recommended as being of international significance. Subjects covered include areas and values of significance in the canal heritage, and waterways history.
	The American Canal Society - http://www.americancanals.org/ Promote the wise use of America's many historic canal resources through research, preservation, restoration, recreation, and parks.
	Middlesex Canal Association - http://www.middlesexcanal.org/ Includes museum and visitor center information, newsletters, photo gallery, and history.
	The Erie Canal - http://www.eriecanal.org/ History of the canal in general, but focuses to some extent on the western portion of the canal from Palmyra (Lock 29) to Lockport (Locks 34 and 35), and particularly on the area around the City of Rochester. Includes a range of images and photographs.

	Foxton Inclined Plane Trust - http://www.fipt.org.uk/ Voluntary organisation dedicated to the restoration of the lift and the preservation of its history along with that of the associated waterways. Features news, history and visitor information.
	D & H Canal Historical Society - http://www.canalmuseum.org/ Purpose is to preserve, protect and perpetuate the unique history of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. Features history, museum, walks and events.
	History of the Barge Canal of New York State - http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/bib/whitford/1921/contents.html Full text of this illustrated book by Noble Whitford published in 1821.
	Whitford's History of New York Canals, Vol. 1 - http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/bib/whitford/1906/Contents.html Full text with illustrations and maps.
	History of Canals in London - http://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/history/ Provides illustrated articles on the main and minor canals.

	History of the Rideau Canal - http://www.rideau-info.com/canal/history/hist-canal.html The oldest continuously operated canal in North America first opened in 1832.
	Notes on Canal History and Engineering - http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/tech/canhist.htm Describes types and engineering methods and includes sources of information.
	History of Canals - http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa19 Topics include the great canal of Darius I, China's grand canal, flash locks and pound locks, European canals, and the Suez canal.
	A Brief History of The Delaware Canal - http://www.fodc.org/canal-history.html Illustrated article by the Friends of the Delaware Canal.
	Facts and Observations - Erie Canal - http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/bib/rutherford/fact1825.htm Text of John Rutherford's 1825 publication concerning the origin and completion of the canal.

	A Brief History of English Canals - http://www.mikeclarke.myzen.co.uk/Englishcanals.htm Substantive article by Mike Clarke.
	Duke of Bridgewater's Underground Canal at Worsley - http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/canal.html Features historical facts, maps and images.
	History of the Canal Systems of New York State - http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/bib/whitford/1906/Chap01.html Full text of Whitford's illustrated history published in 1905.
	The Great Duke of Bridgewater - http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/lw1874/ch11.htm Extensive article with sources and footnotes. Notes the Duke as the father of the canal system in Great Britain.
	Birmingham & Black Country Canals - History - http://upthecut.users.btopenworld.com/canals2/history.htm Includes canals by date of construction with links to photographs.

	Great Canals of the World. - http://www.history.rochester.edu/canal/bib/whitford/old1906/vol2/part5.htm Parts of a monograph published by The United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics.
	The Story of the Panama Canal - http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/papr:@field(NUMBER+@band(trmp+4175s1)) Compilation film revealing the story of the Panama Canal construction. From the Roosevelt film library.
	Proceedings of the National Ship-Canal Convention, 1863 - http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa;cc=moa;rgn=full%20text;idno=AGL8643.0001.001;didno=AGL8643.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000001 Full text of these proceedings which were called to discuss the enlargement of the canals between the valleys of the Mississippi and the Atlantic.
	Michigan Ship Canal - http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa;cc=moa;rgn=full%20text;idno=AJQ1217.0001.001;didno=AJQ1217.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000001 Speech of Hon. Mark D. Wilber, in the Senate of Michigan, March 26, 1873, advocating the construction of the ship canal.

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