19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

New York

 

 

Chenango Canal

 

A Brief History of the Village of Earlville
A brief history of the county, including reference to the canal
 

A Gazetteer of the State of New York – 1842
A brief description of the canal is on page 117.

 

A look back at Chenango Canal history

A brief history of the canal.


A Woman’s Life as a Man in the Civil War
A story of a woman whom, among other things, worked as a man on the Chenango Canal..

 

An Appeal to the People of the State of New-York: In Favor of the Construction of the Chenango Canal – 1830
A paper supporting the canal.

 

An Historical Review of Waterways and Canal Construction in New York State – 1908
A brief history and description is on page 161.

 

Annual Report, New York State Canal Commissioners – 1870
Reports on the repair sections of the canal, and expenditures, begins on page 64.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor – 1862
Reference to the canal is on page 45.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor – 1864
Reference to the canal is on page 15.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor – 1866
Reference to the canal is on pages 18 and 71.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor – 1868
Reference to the canal is on page 65.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor – 1869
Reference to the canal is on page 49.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor – 1870
Reference to the canal is on page 47.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor – 1872
Reference to the canal is on page 60.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor – 1873
Reference to the canal is on page 52.

 

Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor – 1874
Reference to the canal is on page 21.

 

Chenango Canal
A brief but comprehensive history and description of the canal. Current photos and many links to related sites.
 

Chenango Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.

 

Chenango Canal

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


Chenango Canal Association
Home page of the canal association, including a map, history, historical and current photos, link to a video history and activities.
 

Chenango Canal blog

A set of postings about the canal.


Chenango Canal Extension
A brief history of the canal.   Links to related sites.

 

Chenango Canal Extension. Remarks of ... J. J. F. ... In Committee of the whole of the Senate March 11, 1859
A speech in support of the proposed - but never completed - extension.

 

Chenango Canal Historical Marker
A photograph of the marker at the Binghamton terminus of the canal.
 

Chenango Canal Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Broome County.
 

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

 

Chenango Canal Images


Chenango Canal in Fenton

A brief history of the canal.   Historical photos.


Chenango Canal: The Million Dollar Ditch video


Chenango County Courthouse District
A brief description of the district and its historical significance, including reference to the canal.
 

Chenango County History

Includes a brief history of the canal.


Chronological Resume of Important Laws and Events – Chenango Canal
 

Chronological Resume of Important Laws and Events – Chenango Canal Extension


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

 

Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Fifty-eighth Session, 1835
A status report on construction begins on page 33.  A series of engineer reports begins on page 49.

 

Eaton
A brief history of the canal begins on page 25.  Historical photos are on pages 26, 30 and 31.

 

Erie Canal
A historical photo of the Chenango Canal is on page 14.

 

Fisher's National Magazine and Industrial Record – 1846
A description of the proposed canal extension begins on page 369.

 

Hamilton, New York History
Includes a brief history of the canal.

 

Historic Origins of Oxford NY

Includes a brief history of the canal.


Historical Magazine – 1873
A brief history of the canal is on page 100.

 

History of Broome County – 1885
Reference to the canal is on page 86.

 

History of Chenango county, containing the divisions of the county and sketches of the towns; Indian tribes and titles – 1850
Reference to the canal is on page 98.

 

History of Chenango and Madison Counties, New York – 1880
A history of the canal begins on page 91.

 

History of Madison NY

Includes a brief history of the canal.   Historical and current photos.


History of Madison County
A brief history of the county, including reference to the canal.
 

History of Madison County, State of New York
A brief history of the county, including reference to the canal is on page 133.
 

History of Oneida County, New York – 1878
Reference to the canal is on page 183.

 

History of Oneida County, New York: From 1700 to the Present Time, Volume 1, Part 2 – 1912
Reference to the canal is on page 459.

 

History of Sherburne

Includes a brief history of the canal.


History of the Canal System of the State of New York – 1906
An extensive history of the canal begins on page 672.  A chronological resume of important laws and events regarding the canal begins on page 1002.

 

In Assembly, January 18, 1838: Report of the Committee of Ways and Means
A report relative to the proposed extension of the canal begins on page 5.   Also included are numerous petitions submitted by contractors for claims against the canal for expenses.

 

Lake Moraine Association History

A brief history of the reservoir that supplied the canal.


Madison and Hamilton
A brief history of the canal begins on page 19.  Includes a map and historical anc current photos.

 

Memorial history of Utica, N.Y. : from its settlement to the present time – 1892
Reference to the canal is on page 380.

 

New York Convention Manual – 1867
Tolls and expenses between 1846 and 1866 begin on page 133.

 

New York State Archives – Digital Collections
A collection of historical maps and documents.

 

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

 

New York Supplement, Volume 189 – 1921
A brief history is on page 44.

 

Of Mules and Iron Horses

A brief history of the canal and its uncompleted extension.


Oneida County
A brief history of the county, including reference to the canal.
 

Our county and its people; a descriptive work on Oneida County, New York – 1896
Reference to the canal is on page 223.

 

Oxford
Historical photos ae on page 108.

 

Oxford, New York
A brief history of the community, including reference to the canal.
 

Proceedings, New York State Canal Board – 1875
Repair expenses are on page 84.

 

Prospective Economy, in the Future Public Works of the State of New-York – 1827
An illustration of the political economy of the proposed canal begins on page 25.

 

Report of John B. Jervis, to the Canal Commissioners – 1835
The report, regarding the canal, begins on page 55.

 

Report of the Canal Commissioners in answer to a resolution of the Assembly of 31st January last, relative to the construction of the Chenango Canal - 1837
A link to the on-line document.

 

Spanning Time: The birth of the Chenango Canal in Binghamton

A brief history of the canal.   Historical photos.


Statutes at Large of the State of New York,  Volume 10 – 1882
An Act to provide for the disposition of a portion of the canal begins on page 1074.

 

Statutes of the State of New York, of a Public and General Character, Passed from 1829 to 1851
A series of Acts in relation to the canal begins on page 111.

 

Summer, Lebanon Reservoir History & the Old Town of Eaton Museum

A brief history and description of a feeder reservoir for the canal.


The Chenango Canal & its Engineers


The Chenango Canal and Leland Pond


A brief history and description of the reservoirs that fed the canal.


The Chenango Canal Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Broome County.


The History of Landmark Tavern
History of a structure built near the canal.

 

The Lebanon Reservoir story

A brief history of one of the reservoirs feeding the canal.


The New York Annual Register – 1831
A description and estimated cost of the proposed canal begins on page 133.

 

The New York Annual Register – 1834
A brief description of the canal is on page 162.

 

The New York Supplement - 1921
A claim against the state, regarding the canal, begins on page 43..

 

The Revised Statutes of the State of New-York – 1836
An Act relating to the canal begins on page 238.

 

The Speech of William H. Maynard, on the bill for the construction of the Chenango Canal
An 1831 speech, proposing construction of the canal.
 

Visit Norwich New York
Includes a brief history of the canal and its impact on the community.

 

Rev. October, 2023