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12 mph on the Erie Canal!
The article begins on page 6 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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15 Years on the Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Historical map and photos, and numerous links to related
sites.
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1825 Erie Canal Opened
A brief history of the canal.
Historical and current photos, illustrations and map.
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1825 One Hundred and Seventy-five Years
Ago
A brief article about the
celebration commemorating the completion of the canal.
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1825: The Erie Canal
A painting of a canal boat, with a
brief history of the canal.
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200 years on the Erie Canal
video 
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6 Surprising Facts About the
Erie Canal on Its 200th Birthday
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8
Ways the Erie Canal Changed America
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A Boater’s Guide to New York
State Canals
A brief history of the canal and its impact on the
country.
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A Brief History of the Erie
Canal
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A Gazetteer of the State of
New York – 1824
An article about a proposed basin at Albany begins on
page 15.
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A
Geological and Agricultural Survey of the District
Adjoining the Erie Canal
An 1824 document, describing
graphically the rock formations along the canal route;
together with a geological profile, extending from the
Atlantic To Lake Erie.
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A History of Herkimer County
– 1856
References to the canal are on pages 208 and 438.
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"A Little Short of Madness"
A brief history of the canal and its
far-reaching impact on the country.
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A List of the Principal Places on the
Erie Canal
An 1846 document, describing the
principal locations, distances between them and
information on toll rates.
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A New Gazetteer of the United
States of America – 1833
A proposed basin at Albany is described on page 15.
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A Place in History: Albany in
the Age of Revolution, 1775-1825
Excerpt of a brief history of the canal and its impact
on Albany, the state and country begins on page
225.
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A Pocket Guide for the
Tourist and Traveler Along the Line of the Canals –
1824
Information about the canal begins on page 27.
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A Raging Torrent
An 1896 newspaper article about serious storm damage to
the canal.
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A Reminiscence Of The Opening
Of The Erie Canal – 1873
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A Tour Around Rochester On
The Erid Canal From 1850 to the Present
A set of historical photos of the canal and city.
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A Voice for the Erie Canal
A speech given at the Whig Party
convention in New York City, circa 1837.
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Across New York by Train and
Canal – 1837
An article begins on page 12 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Albany – 2000
A historical photo of the canal basin is on page 84.
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Albany Basin, and Erie Canal
– 1836
A proposal for improvements to the basin and canal.
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Albany Institute of History
and Art
A
collection of documents, photos and artifacts.
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Albion – 2005
Reference to the canal is in the
Introduction. Historical photos are on pages
41, 80, 86 and 87.
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Along the Erie Canal in
Buffalo
Historical photos and map of a section of the
canal. Links to related sites.
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An Artificial River: The
Erie Canal
A
brief history of the canal. Historical
illustrations, photos, artifacts and documents.
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An Early Trip on the Erie
Canal
An article begins on page 3 of the American Canal
Society newsleetter.
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An Essay on the Enlargement of the Erie
Canal
A link to an 1940 essay.
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Anniversary of the Opening of
the Erie Canal in 1825
A brief history of the
canal. Historical and current photos and
links to related sites.
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Annual Report of the Canal
Commissioners of the State of New York – 1859
Information about various contracts let on the sections
of the canal begin on page 78.
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Annual Report of the State
Engineer and Surveyor – 1854
A study comparing the costs of transporting goods
between various alternative means, including the Erie
Canal, begins on page 19.
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Aqueduct Park
A brief history and description of
the aqueduct in Weedsport.
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Artificial Waterways and Commercial
Development (With A History of the Erie Canal)
A link to a 1909 book.
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Bi-centennial history of
Albany. History of the county of Albany, N. Y., from
1609 to 1886, Vol. 2 – 1886
References to the canal are on pages 489, 494, 523, 617
and 644.
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Bicentennial Minute: The Erie
Canal
A brief history of the
canal. Historical photos.
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Birdsill Holly
A brief biography and description of
the hydraulic power tunnel he constructed in Lockport
to power local industries, using excess water from the
canal. Links to related sites.
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Brooklyn and the Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal and its impact on
Brooklyn. Historical photos.
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Buffalo's Waterfront – 1997
Reference to the canal is in the
Introduction. Historical photos are on pages
19, 20, 21 and 48.
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Building the Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Historical illustrations/paintings and links to
related sites.
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Building the Erie Canal
A brief history and video of the canal.
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Building
the Erie Canal Was Messy: It's Worth Remembering
That!
A commentary on the extraordinary
success of the canal, in spite of numerous risks and
issues at the time.
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Canal Boats Going Over Aqueduct
A historical postcard of canal boats
at Rochester.
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Canal Boats on the North
River, New York – 1852
A historical illustration.
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Canal Discoveries: Hydraulic
power attracted business
A brief history of water power development in Lockport.
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Canal Enlargement Mass
Meeting flyer - 1851
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Canal History
Includes
a brief history of the canal.
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Canals for a Nation
A history of the canal begins on page 30. A
bird's eye view of Rochester and the canal is on page
118.
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Canastota and Chittenango:
Two Historic Canal Towns
A historical photo of the canal is on page 58.
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Canvass White – Hero of the
Erie Canal (1790-1834)
An article begins on page 2 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Centennial history of Erie
County, New York – 1876
References to the canal are on pages370 and 400.
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Central New York Canal
Collection
Includes historical documents, photos, artifacts,
postcards, etc.
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Chittenango Landing Canal
Boat Museum collections
Includes historical photos and documents.
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City Ship Canal, Buffalo
A historical photo of the canal.
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Commerce of the Lakes, and Erie Canal
A link to an 1851 book.
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Considerations on the Great Western
Canal
A link to an 1818 book.
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Daily Life in Immigrant
America, 1820-1870
A description of the canal workers and the environment
in which they lived and worked begins on page 185.
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DeWitt Clinton and the Erie
canal: a State Enterprise – 1893
A Master's degree paper on Clinton and the development
of the canal.
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Digging Clinton's Ditch
An extensive history of the canal.
Maps, timeline, historical illustrations and
paintings, music, photos and links to related sites.
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Digging
the Dirt at Public Expense: Governance in the
Building of the Erie Canal and Other Public Works
A study comparing the ratio of
actual expenditures on construction relative to the
estimated costs at the time of authorization for the
Erie Canal, vs. other American public works up to the
present day, as a measure of the quality of governance
of public resources.
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Digital Public Library of
America
Links to historical photos.
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Discussion of the Paper of E. Sweet ...
The Radical Enlargement of the Erie Canal
Link to an 1885 book.
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Early Norwegian Immigrants on the Erie
Canal
A narrative of some of the
conditions and experiences of the early immigrants on
their east to west journey. Historical illustrations.
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Electric Propulsion of Canal
Boats
An article begins on page 11 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Encyclopedia of the
Industrial Revolution in America
A brief history begins on page 86.
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Engineering Drawings for a Canal
A set of drawing for a canal lock.
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Engines
of our Ingenuity: The Erie Canal
University of Houston College of
Engineering history, including a map and
illustrations.
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Entrance of the Canal into
the Hudson at Albany – 1856
A historical illustration of the
eastem terminus of the canal.
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Erie & Junction Canal
Directory – 1828
A list of principal locations along the canals, and
distances between them.
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Erie and Junction Canal Guide
An 1833 document, including a list
of distances on said canals, rates of toll, and
extracts from the canal law and regulations.
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Erie and the East: How Did the
Canal Transform the River? Video
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Erie Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.
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Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Includes letters, historical paintings, newspaper
articles, illustrations and photos (scroll to the top
of the page).
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Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal. Links
to related sites.
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Erie Canal
Links to several sites relating to
the canal, including histories, museums, The Erie
Canal Association and a set of historical videos.
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Erie Canal
An extensive history and description
of the canal. Map, historical paintings, illustrations
and photos (historical and current) and links to
related sites.
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Erie Canal
Excerpt of a history of the canal.
Includes many historical photos.
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Erie Canal
Excerpt of a history of the canal.
Includes many paintings and historical photos.
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Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal
in Rochester Links to related sites.
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Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal, including its economic and
social impacts. Historical photos.
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Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Historical illustrations and photos.
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