Virginia implemented one of the earliest internal improvement programs in
the United States in 1816, when it began planning a system of canals to
encourage settlement and commerce.  The records documenting this
transportation revolution have been described by archivist Marianne M.
McKee in a new topical bibliography, The Internal Improvement Movement in
Virginia:  Early Canals, River Navigations, Roads, Turnpikes, Bridges, and
Railroads.  Records and Resources at the Library of Virginia. This
publication (the latest in a series of bibliographies highlighting
archival collections) provides a brief history of the internal improvement
movement in Virginia; a listing and description of related primary sources
from state and local records, business records, and the map collection;
and a bibliography of printed sources.  Researchers may pick up the four-
page, illustrated bibliography at the Library of Virginia or request a
copy by mail (Archives Research Services, 800 E. Broad Street, Richmond VA
23219), e-mail ([log in to unmask]), or phone (804/692-3888).

Jennifer Davis McDaid
Archives Research Services
The Library of Virginia

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