19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

New York

 

 

Champlain Canal

 

1823: Completion of the Champlain Canal in New York

A brief history of the canal.   Current photo and links to related sites.


1862-class Sailing Canal Boat Lois McClure
A brief history of sailing canal boats on Lake Champlain, including a description and virtual tour of the replica Lois McClure. Historical and current photos.
 

A Brief History of Sailing Canal Schooners

Includes a historical photo of one of the boats.


An Historical Review of Waterways and Canal Construction in New York State, Volume 12 – 1908
Arguments supporting enlargement of the canal to the same dimensions as the proposals for the Erie and Oswego Barge Canals begin on page 301.

 

Annual Report By New York (State) Canal commissioners – 1823
A status report on the canal's construction begins on page 29.

 

Canal boats tied up for winter in Lake Champlain, Whitehall, N.Y., January 22, 1917
A historical photo.

 

Canal Schooner O.J. Walker
A brief history and description of the wrecked boat. Illustrations, current photos and links to related sites.
 

Champlain Canal
A brief history and description of the canal. Current photos and links to related sites.
 

Champlain  Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.
 

Champlain Canal

A brief history of the canal.


Champlain Canal

A brief history of the canal and its impact on Schuylerville.


Champlain Canal, 1895
Includes an historical photo of the canal.
 

Champlain Canal Collection
A set of historical photos of the canal.

 

Champlain Canal has rich history

A brief history of the canal.   Current photo.


Champlain Canal Historic Marker


Champlain Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Saratoga County.

 

Champlain Canal History
A brief history of the canal. Current photos and links to related sites.
 

Champlain Canal History Images


Champlain Canal Images
A link to historical and current photos and maps
 

Champlain Canal Images
A link to historical and current photos and maps.

 

Champlain Canal Navigation
A brief 1865 New York Times article about the canal.
 

Champlain Canal Net
Includes a brief history, timeline, historical photos and links to related sites.

 

Champlain Canal, North from Skene Mt., Whitehall, New York

A historical postcard of the canal.


Champlain Canal Photos
A set of photos of the canal.
 

Champlain Canal Stories


Champlain Canal-Towpath
A brief history of the canal in Schuylerville.
 

Chronological Resume of Important Laws and Events – Champlain Canal


Digital Public Library of America
Links to historical photos and maps.

 

Documents of the Assembly of the State of New-York – 1835
A communication of the canal board relative to an issue with a tow-path bridge for the canal begins on page 378.

 

Era of Waterborne Commerce
A brief history of the economic impact of the canal on the region. Historical photo and links to related sites.
 

Essex on Lake Champlain
A brief history of the canal and its impact on the community begins on page 8.  Historical photos on pages 28, 29, 33 and 66.

 

Feeder Canal Alliance: Feeder Canal History

 

Gazetteer of the State of New York – 1836
A description of the canal begins on page 81.  Statistics on goods carried between 1823 and 1834 are on page 93.

 

Glens Falls Feeder Canal
A brief history of the canal. Current photo.
 

History of the Canal System of the State of New York - 1906
An extensive history of the canal begins on page 409; a chronological resume of key laws and events relating to the canal begins on page 979.

 

History of Washington Co., New York – 1878
Reference to the canal is on page 73.

 

Hudson Crossing Park

Includes a history of Lock C5, historical photos and links to related sites.


Lake Champlain
The impact of the canal's opening on the economy of the lake region begins on page 25.   Historical photos are on pages 26, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36,  and 38.

 

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: Shipwrecks of Lake Champlain
Includes links to descriptions of wrecks of standard and sailing canal boats that had operated on the lake.

 

Laws of the State of New York in Relation to the Erie and Champlain Canals - 1825
An 1825 report, which includes laws, legislative proceedings, annual reports and maps for these two canals.
 

Lock 2 Park Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Saratoga County. Historical and current photos.
 

New York State Archives – Digital Collection
A collection of historical photos, maps and documents of the canal.

 

New York State Historical Newspapers
A set of articles making reference to the canal.

 

Old Champlain Canal Sidecut at Waterford

Current photos of the former locks.


On The Changed Opinions Since 1848 Of The Montreal Board Of Trade: Respecting A Canal To Connect Lake Champlain With The St. Lawrence
Link to an 1866 publication.
 

Our county and its people: a descriptive and biographical record of Saratoga County, New York – 1899
Reference to the canal is on page 162.

 

Prohibition, Smuggling, and the Canal System

A history of the role of the canal in these activities.   Historical photos.


Saratoga
The impact of the canal on the region is described on page 8.  Historical photos on pages 29, 37, 53, 55 and 95.

 

Skidmore Saratoga Memory Project
Includes a brief history of the canal.

 

The Canal Boat Industry in the Village of Champlain

Includes a historical photo.


The Champlain Canal
A brief history of the canal.  Historical and current photos.

 

The Champlain Canal Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Washington County.


The Champlain Canal Freshet--Five Men Drowned
Link to a .pdf file of an 1868 New York Times article about an accident along the canal.
 

The Edinburgh Encyclopedia, Volume 14 – 1832
A status on the canal's construction is on page 371.

 

The Erie Canal in Saratoga County: Overview of the Erie and Champlain Canals

Includes historical photos.


The Hudson Through the Years
A history of the canal begins on page 65.   Historical photo on page 71.

 

The Sailing Canal Boat General Butler

A history of the wreck.   Historical paintings.


Village of Schuylerville

Includes a historical photo of the canal.


Then Again: The 64-mile Champlain Canal abruptly reoriented Vermont’s economy


Washington County, New York; its history to the close of the nineteenth century – 1901
Reference to the canal is on page 346.

 

When Canal Boats Carried Steam Boats!
The article begins on page 12 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

Rev. September, 2023