Author Archives: Donna Webb

Also called a ”mule skinner”. Canal slang for the person who drove the tow animals.

(Viburnum opulus) A native shrub that has white flowers in spring and clear red fruit in fall.

Any American tree of the genus Carya, especially the shagbark or one of its allies. A river bottom tree with peeling bark. Hickory nuts were a popular snack. The wood was used for tool handles.

A Nightclub on Howard Street. It was here that major black entertainers performed in the decades between the first World War and the early 1950’s. Among the performers appearing here were Louie Armstrong, Count Basie, … more →

The upper surface on the bank of the canal opposite the tow path also called the berm bank. It often had a footpath.

(Crataegus coccinea) Thorny shrub or small tree of the rose family with flowers of white, pink or red and red fruits (haws) resembling miniature apples. Very common in overgrown fields along the canal.l