Saginaw River-Maps: Carrollton BarWritten by Anna Mae Maday, Manager, Eddy Historical & Genealogy Collection of Hoyt Public Library in Saginaw, Michigan
September 2000 
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An essay about the Saginaw River, its sandbars, and the miscellaneous dredging projects is included with the image of the Saginaw River map of the Zilwaukee bar. The Carrollton bar was another of the river's many sandbars. Much has been written about the Saginaw River over the years. In books, government reports, and newspaper articles students on every level can locate valuable information about the Saginaw River watershed. Listed below are just a few of the many sources available from the Eddy Historical and Genealogical Collection at the Hoyt Library.Suggested Books & Reports- Brandon, D. L. et al. Information Summary, Area of Concern: Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay. 1991.
- Crane, Judy L.Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Program. Saginaw River. 1992.
- Great Lakes Basin Commission. Dredging in the Great Lakes. 1980.
- Michigan Archaeologist. Volume 32. No. 3. September 1986.
- Mills, James Cooke. History of Saginaw County.
- O'Donnell, J. L.Saginaw River Port Survey. Part 1 & 2. 1957, 1958.
- Saginaw and Pine Rivers In-Place Pollutants Study: Final Report.
- Saginaw Board of Trade. Saginaw Harbor Improvement. 1909.
- Saginaw River Port Development Study. Phase I Draft Report. 1980.
- U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Maintenance Dredging of the Federal Navigation Channels in the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay. 1975.
Suggested Newspaper Articles- Saginaw Courier Herald. July 18, 1906. Bayou reclamation.
- Saginaw Courier Herald. April 19, 1910. Money to Deepen Saginaw River.
- Saginaw Courier Herald. January 16, 1918. Many want city to buy riverfront.
- Saginaw Daily Courier. May 6, 1870. Carrollton bar dredging.
- Saginaw Daily Courier. July 27, 1870. Filling in the bayous.
- Saginaw Daily News. January 30, 1934. Ojibway Island and Dredge waste.
- Saginaw Evening News. November 13 & 16, 1889. Carrollton canal completed.
- Saginaw News. January 18, 1948. Riverfront project.
- Saginaw News. October 3, 1948. Only U.S. woman operates Saginaw dredge.
- Saginaw News. March 29 & April 27, 1949. Dredges & pictures.
- Saginaw News. August 15, 1954. Seaway key to city's future?
- Saginaw News. August 22 & 30, 1971. Study looks for facts on river basin.
- Saginaw News. October 9, 1971. Engineers may forget about Saginaw basin.
- Saginaw News. June 20, 1976. River Port loses business.
- Saginaw News. December 18, 1977. Data on Saginaw River as a port.
- Saginaw News. July 10, 1986. Carrollton has second thoughts about island.
- Saginaw News. April 8, 1990. History hides below Saginaw River surface.
- Saginaw News. November 13, 2000. Group wants river off pollution list.
- Saginaw News Courier. December 17, 1922. Move to deepen Saginaw River.
- Saginaw Weekly Enterprise. September 8, 1853. Hawley's dredging machine.
- Saginaw Weekly Enterprise. August 16, 1855. River improvement meeting.
- Saginaw Weekly Enterprise. October 19, 1865. Dangerous Obstructions in river.
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