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The
Erie Canal
An extensive web site, including a
brief history, historical paintings, description of
the current Barge Canal, 175th anniversary
information, links to many maps and historical images,
current photos of traces of the former canal,
descriptions of locks, boats, and links to related
sites.
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The Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal.
Historical and current photos.
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The
Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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The Erie Canal
Link to a 1953 book.
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The Erie Canal
Exerpt of a history of the canal, from a children's
book.
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The Erie Canal
Exerpt of a history of the canal.
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The Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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The Erie Canal 
A brief history of the
canal. Historical photo.
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The Erie Canal
A brief history of the
canal. Link to a video.
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The Erie Canal: A Brief
History
A brief history of the canal. Historical paintings and
links to related sites.
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The Erie Canal: A Primary
Source History of the Canal That Changed America
Excerpt of a history of the canal.
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The Erie Canal - America's First Concrete
Classroom
A brief history of the canal, with a
focus on the importance of the development of
locally-produced hydraulic cement on the success of the
enterprise.
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The Erie Canal and DeWitt Clinton
Clinton's role in the development of
the canal. Historical illustrations.
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The Erie Canal and Rochester:
Past, Present, and Future
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The Erie Canal and the Settlement Of
The West
Link to a 1910 book.
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The Erie Canal and the Stagecoach
A historical comparison of
stagecoach vs. canal travel. Historical illustrations.
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The Erie Canal and
Transportation – 1900
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The Erie Canal changed our
history
A brief history of the canal.
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The
Erie Canal — Connecting New York to the Great Lakes
A brief history of the canal. Historical illustrations and
links to related sites and a video.
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The Erie Canal: Facilitating Travel to
Michigan
The role of the canal in the
settlement and development of Michigan. Maps and
historical images.
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The Erie Canal: From Lockport to
Buffalo
A history of the development of the
western end of the canal, with a focus o Tonawanda.
Historical photos and links to related sites.
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The Erie Canal: Fueling
Buffalo’s Growth Then and Now
A brief history of the canal in
Buffalo. Historical and current photos.
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The Erie Canal in Perinton
A brief history of the canal, with a focus on its impact
on the development of the community, and details of the
construction of the Irondequoit Creek embankment.
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The Erie Canal, its Origin, its
Success, and its Necessity
Link to an 1868 book.
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The Erie Canal: Linking the
Great Lakes
Excerpt of a history of the canal.
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The Erie Canal: Mother of
Cities – 1951
The article begins on page 55 of the New York Historical
Society newsletter.
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The Erie Canal Passed This Way
A brief history of the canal.
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The Erie Canal: Rochester
Images
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The Erie Canal, started 200
years ago, transformed a young
America
A brief history of the canal.
Current photo.
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The Erie Canal Story
A brief history of the canal.
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The Erie Canal Reader,
1790-1950
Excerpt of a history of the canal.
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The “Grand Tour” to Niagara
in 1843
The srticle begins on page 417 of the New York
Historical Society newsletter.
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The
Great American Canals (Volume 2, The Erie Canal)
Link to a history of the canal.
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The Great Water Highway through New
York State, 1829
Notes on a tour through the western
part of the state via the canal.
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The History of Buffalo – 1913
References to the canal are on pages 37 and 39.
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The History of Cohoes, New
York, from its earliest settlement to the present
time – 1877
Reference to the canal is on page 42.
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The History of the Erie
Canal: NY State's
Engineering Marvel
Includes historical illustrations, current
photo and links to related sites.
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The Holland Land Co., and Canal
Construction, in Western New York
Link to a 1910 book.
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The Impact of the Erie Canal
on America
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The Influence of the Erie Canal Upon
the Population Along Its Course
Link to a 1900 book.
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The Lockport Hydraulic Company And The
Construction of the North Tunnel Erie Canal ~
Lockport, NY
A brief history of the development
of water-powered industry in Lockport. Historical
photos and links to related sites.
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The
Once Mighty Erie Canal, Gateway to the Great Lakes
and Ohio Valley
A brief history of the canal. Map and current photos.
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The One Minute Geographer:
The Amazing Importance of the Erie Canal, Part 1
Part 1 of a five-part series of
articles. Includes historical
maps and illustrations.
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The One Minute Geographer:
The Amazing Importance of the Erie Canal, Part 2
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The One Minute Geographer:
The Amazing Importance of the Erie Canal, Part 3
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The One Minute Geographer:
The Amazing Importance of the Erie Canal, Part 4
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The One Minute Geographer:
The Amazing Importance of the Erie Canal, Part 5
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The Picture Book of Earlier
Buffalo – 1912
Historical photos of the canal are on pages 19 and 45.
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The Pioneers of Utica
Link to an 1877 book about the
history of the community, including reference to the
canal.
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The Question of the Origin of the Erie
Canal
Link to an 1872 paper.
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The Schoharie Creek Aqueduct
A brief history and description of
the aqueduct. Current photos and links to related
sites.
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This Day in History:
The Erie Canal, built without federal aid
A
brief history of the canal. Links to
related sites.
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Today in History: A section
of the Erie Canal collapsed over Onondaga Creek
Includes a historical photo of the damage to the canal.
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Today in History -
October 26
A
brief history of the canal. Historical
illustrations.
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Tonawanda and North Tonawanda
Includes a brief history of the canal and its impact on
the communities. Historical photos and
map on pages 12-23.
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Traveling the Erie Canal, 1836
An 1836 account of a packet boat
trip from Schenectady, New York to Buffalo.
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Two Hundred Years on
the Erie Canal
An
extensive history of the canal.
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Views of Rochester - 1908
Includes a historical photo of the canal.
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Wedding of the Waters: The
Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation
Except of a history of the canal.
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Weighlock Building, Syracuse, NY
A set of photos and floorplans of
the building.
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Welcome to the Future Site of
TheErieCanal.com
Links to historical information,
historical photos and a bibliography of canal
resources.
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Who Said the Irish Built the
Erie?
An article begins on page 4 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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With the Shakers on the Erie
Canal
The article begins on page 8 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Work on Erie Canal began 200
years ago and changed history
A brief history of the
canal. Historical and current photos.
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Working on the Erie Canal
Collection
A collection of historical photos and documents.
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