Georgia


The waterways of Georgia taken from the Inland Waterways of North America by David Edwards-May.
From the 1905 North America map taken from Whitford’s History of New York State’s Canals.

Canal History

As with most of the coastal states, the construction of inland waterways in Georgia used the rivers that flowed from the interior to the ocean. This created a network of “deep-end” navigations that served a limited area.

For detailed information, see The American Canal Guide; The South: North Carolina to Florida.

CANAL GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS

The Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Society operates the Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum and Nature Center.

The Augusta Canal National Heritage Area is a national Heritage Area that tells the story of the use of the Savannah River and its navigation.

Major Repositories and Archives

The Brunswick – Glynn County Joint Planning Commission wrote quite a detailed history of the Brunswick-Altamaha Canal in 1981 and it is available as a pdf.

CANAL INDEX PAGES

The “canal index” project is an on-going project of the ACS to document canal sites. Most of the information is from the 1970-1990 time period, however new pages are being added. Feel free to contribute to this project by submitting a form.

Note: Canals in blue and underlined have index sheets which are accessible by double clicking on the hyperlink

Please note that these are the actual pages done in the early 1970s.  Changes have occurred since and there are some inaccuracies in the information on the pages.

Revised 04/29/2022