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I&M Canal Select Website
Bibliography
Canal Corridor Association – www.
canalcor.org
Note: Go to I&M Canal History for a rich overview of the history and
impact of the canal or see History Fair I&M Canal resources for students.
Chicago Historical Society -
www.chicagohistory.org/canal
Note: On-line exhibit on I&M Canal includes overview of history and
contemporary photographs of the Bridgeport neighborhood.
Chicago Public Library -
www.chipublib.org/cpl.html
Note: Go to digital collections and then to Down the Drain: Chicago’s
Sewers for overview that includes I&M Canal, Sanitary & Ship Canal, and
Deep Tunnel. The site also has a great timeline of Chicago history.
Commission on Chicago Landmarks –
www.ci.chi.il.us/landmarks/SiteI&MCanal.html
Note: I&M Canal Origins Site is a designated Chicago Landmark.
Illinois Geographic Alliance –
www.coe.ilstu.edu/iga/IMCanal/IMCanal/VIERLING.htm
Note: This will take you directly to a collection of postcards of canal
boat images.
Illinois Secretary of State -
www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/docpacks.html
Note: The Illinois State Archives contains on-line copy of The Illinois
and Michigan Canal: 1827 – 1911: A Selection of Documents Teaching Packet.
Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources -
dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/i&m/main.htm
Note: Includes Ice Age Geology, Archeology, and Illinois & Michigan Canal
brochures published by the National Park Service, trail maps and more.
Lewis University - I&M Canal Regional Collection –
imcanal.lewisu.edu
Note: Hundreds of historic photos and I&M Canal: A Corridor in Time
publication—which provides and overview of the I&M Canal region are
included.
University of Illinois at Chicago -
www.uic.edu/orgs/LockZero/
Note: Excellent site all about Bridgeport, its early history,
transportation development, economic evolution, neighborhood and politics.
Text is footnoted and has numerous maps & visuals.
Links updated: 30 September 2004 |
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