The Panama Canal was a mammoth construction project that took a decade to complete and cost about $375 million — the equivalent of $11.8 billion today.

Nov. 18—Historian Ronald Halackna said canals helped greatly increase the population of New Castle in the 1800s, going from 611 people in 1838 to 6,000 by 1871. One of these canals was The Erie Canal ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University Libraries at the University at Buffalo will present the PBS documentary “Poisoned Ground: The ...

Opened in the 1840s, the Alexandria Canal was used for less than 50 years and eventually was filled. Recently, archaeologists found–then relocated–a new portion. Here’s how. As required by law, ...

Saltsburg “is the place to be” during the first weekend of June as the borough kicks off the summer with its 43rd annual Historic Canal Days. A three-day festival celebrating Saltsburg’s history and ...

METAMORA, Ind. (WISH) — Facing funding woes for more than a decade, this summer will be the last at a state historic site that recalls a time canals nearly bankrupted Indiana. Whitewater Canal State ...

With its labyrinth of canals, puttering vaporettos, and grand palazzos, Venice is undoubtedly the world's most enigmatic canal city. Not only is it steeped in history, but every aspect of Venice — ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Every week we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal. Now we go to the canal in Genesee Valley Park to go over and under three historic bridges that need to be repaired.

GRAND RAPIDS, Ohio (WTVG) - With the weather looking a little better for the holiday weekend, Providence Metropark might be the place to go. The historic canal experience is now open for the summer!