19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

New York

 

 

Lords' (Heere Gracht) Canal

 

Broad Street

Includes a brief history of the canal.


Broad Street Canal/Heere Graft, Manhattan

A brief history of the canal.   Historical maps.


Canals
Includes a brief history of the canal.


City Trees: A Historical Geography from the Renaissance Through the Nineteenth Century
A brief history and description of the canal begins on page 117.

 

Colonial New York: A History
A brief description of the canal and contemporary, adjacent buildings is on page 66 and continues on page 90.

 

Finding the hidden ponds and streams of Manhattan

Includes a brief history of the canal.   Historical map.


Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
A brief history begins on page 45 and continues on page 85.

 

Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York
A brief history is on page 14 and continues on page 19.

 

Heere Gracht Canal images


History of transportation in New York City

Includes a brief history of the canal and a historical map.


Lord's Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in New York County.  Current photos.
 

New York 170 Years Ago - 1843
A brief history and description is on page 20.

 

New York City: A Cultural History
A brief description of the canal's use is on page 164.

 

Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City
The use of African slaves to build the canal is briefly covered on page 88.

 

Sailing up New Amsterdam’s Broad Street Canal

A brief history of the canal.  Map and historical illustrations.


The Historical Atlas of New York City, Second Edition
A map of the canal is on page 32.

 

Water for Gotham: A History
A brief description of the canal is on page 12.

 

Rev. October, 2023