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 ...

Many of those who built the canals, in Pennsylvania and across the United States, came from Ireland. In the early 1800s life ...

On a brisk mid-September day, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) convened at the northern tip of Venice Island in ...

The Lake Biwa Canal was built in the late 1800s to revive Kyoto’s economy. Now, sightseeing boats offer trips along it during the spring and fall. Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times The Kamo ...

Archaeologists, with the help of drones and Google Earth imagery, have discovered 4,000-year-old canals in Belize that were once used by the predecessors of the ancient Mayans to catch freshwater ...

Twin Historic Structures Will Be Combined on the Inside, Restored on the Outside ...

Latin American leaders defended Panama after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to take control of the Panama Canal. The canal, a vital shipping route, has a complex history involving early ...

The original Keadby sliding bridge dates to the late 1800s and is the only bridge of ... as engineering works are carried out at an unusual canal rail crossing near Scunthorpe.