La navigation fluviale en Moselle: état des sources départementales et piste de recherche

Abstract

Inland Navigation via the Moselle : Regional Sources of Documentation and Tracks for Research. Inland navigation via the Moselle between the urban district of Nancy and its confluence with the Rhine is essential to regional and local economy ; as early as the 19th century it supports mainly the coal and steel industry. It required permanent efforts to adapt to the changing and raising needs of economic actors. These historical developments have left a record of various archives about major works in the inland rivers and ports. Some sources on never started projects enlighten promising fields for further research in economic and social history. We can mention for example a project aimed at providing the Lorraine coal mines their own waterway.