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Cohoes – 1885 
Views of
the canal are on Images 1, 2,3, 6 and 13.
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Canvass White: Pioneering
Canal Engineer and Originator of American Cement
Included in this biography is his role in the
development of the Cohoes power system.
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Cohoes
A brief history and description of
the community, including reference to the canal.
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Cohoes
A history of the area, including the power and
Erie canals. Includes historical
photos.
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Cohoes Company Power Canal
System
A brief history and description of the power canal
system.
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Cohoes
Falls
Power Plant
A
brief history of the plant and power
canal. Current photos.
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Cohoes, New York
A brief history and description of
the community, including reference to the canals and
the industries they powered. Historical and current
maps and photos and links to related sites.
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Cohoes Power Canal Images
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Cohoes Power Canal Photos
A set of photos of the canal.
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Cohoes Power Canal Photos
Historical and current photos of the canal and
falls.
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Cohoes Revisited
A history of the area from the late 19th century,
including references to the power and Erie
Canals. Includes historical photos.
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Detail of Power Canal near
Harmony Mill Complex, Cohoes Company Power Canal
A current photo of part of the canal system.
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Early Cohoes
Includes
a brief history of the power canal.
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Engineering News, Volume 73 –
1915
An article about the redevelopment of the power canal
begins on page 456. Includes historical photos and
a map.
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Harmony Manufacturing Company Mill #3
(Mastodon Mill), Cohoes New York
A brief history and description of the mill. Current
photo.
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Harmony Mills Historic District
A brief description and history of
the district, including references to the power
canals.
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Historical
and Statistical Gazetteer of New York State - 1860
Brief statistics of the community,
including descriptions of the six power canals are on
page 166.
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Hugh White Homestead
A description and history of the
former home of the president of the Cohoes Power
Company, which constructed and owned the dams and
power canals.
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Ingenious Machinists:
Two Inventive Lives from the American Industrial
Revolution
A brief history of the development of industry in Cohoes
begins on page 134 and continues on page 185.
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New York State Historical
Newspapers
A set of articles making reference to the canal.
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Olmstead Street Historic District
A brief description and history of
the district, including references to the power
canals.
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Our State Institutions VI.;
Manufactories at Cohoes
A link to the .pdf file of an 1871
New York Times article about the major industries,
most of which are powered by the canals.
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Power, Volume 42 – 1915
An article about the new hydroelectric plant begins on
page 466. Includes historical photos.
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Reports on the Water-power of
the United States – 1885
A description of water power at Cohoes begins on page
16. Includes a map of the area.
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Second Annual Report of the
Conservation Commission – 1913
A brief history of the development of the Cohoes water
power system begins on page 89.
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The 102-inch Boydeon
Hydraulic Turbines at Harmony Mill No. 3, Cohoes,
New York
A history and description of the turbines. Includes
historical photos and illustrations.
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The
American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of
General Knowledge, Volume 5 - 1883
A brief description of the
community, including a description of the power canal
system and many of the industries powered by it
begins on page 21.
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The City of Cohoes: Its
History, Growth and Prospects, Its Great
Manufactories – 1869
A history of the water-powered manufacturing begins on
page 10.
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The Cohoes Company Canals
A brief history of the canal system. Current
photos.
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The Erie Canal in Cohoes
Pamphlet
for a self-guided tour of the city's canals.
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The Erie Canal Power Canal
Park Historical Marker, Cohoes NY
Photo and text of a marker in Albany County.
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The History of Cohoes, New
York - 1887
A history of the water power system
begins on page 46.
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Turbine tour gives glimpse
into Harmony Mills’ historic past
A brief history and description of the turbines powered
by the canal system.
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White Homestead Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Saratoga County. Includes current photos, brief
biography and links to related sites.
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