19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

New York

 

 

Crooked Lake Canal

 

Along the Outlet of Keuka Lake: The Crooked Lake Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.

 

Annual Report of the Auditor of the Canal Department – 1874
A list of vouchers for maintenance expenses for the canal begin on page 53.

 

Break In the Crooked Lake Canal
A link to the .pdf file of an 1857 New York Times article about canal damage at Penn Yan.
 

Chronological Résumé of Important Laws and Events  Crooked Lake Canal
 

Crooked Lake Canal
A brief history and description of the canal.

 

Crooked Lake Canal
A brief history and description of the canal. Links to related sites.
 

Crooked Lake Canal

A brief history of the canal.


Crooked Lake Canal Stone Historical Marker

Photo and text of a marker in Yates County.


Crooked Lake Canal Survey Maps

 

Digital Public Library of America
LInks to historical survey maps.

 

Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Fifty-Eighth Session – 1835
Revenue and expenses for the canal are on page 8 and 40; payments for 1834 are on page 23; a report on deficiencies in revenues on the lateral canals, including Crooked Lake, are on page 22.

 

Dundee Village Historic District
Description and historical significance of the district, including reference to the canal.
 

Hammondsport and Keuka Lake
A brief history of the canal, and its impact on the area, is on page 7.

 

Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania, Volume 15 – 1835
A brief description of the canal is on page 248.

 

History of the Canal System of the State of New York – 1906
A history of the canal begins on page 640 and a chronological resume of important laws and events begins on page 998.

 

It Started with a Steamboat: An American Saga
A brief history of the canal begins on page 16.

 

Keuka Lake
A brief description of the lake, including reference to the canal. Current photos.
 

Keuka Tour Relives Steamboat Era

A brief history of steamboat operations on the lake and canal.


Laws of the State of New York: of a General Nature; Passed, from 1828, to 1841, inclusive
An Act authorizing construction of the canal begins on page and an Act authorizing deepening of part of the canal begins on page 82.

 

Legislature Documents of the Senate and Assembly of the State of New-York – 1830
A report on the canal begins on page xxviii; an engineering report begins on page xlii; arguments against construction of the canal begins on page 43.

 

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

 

Penn Yan
A brief history of the community, including reference to the canal.
 

Rates of Toll, Canal Regulations, and Distances on the New-York State Canals – 1833
Rules and regulations pertaining to the canal begin on page 14; distances along the canal are on page 33.

 

Statistics – New York (State) Constitutional Convention – 1867
Statistics relating to the canal, between the years 1846 and 1866, begin on page 132.

 

The Crooked Lake Canal
A link to the .pdf file of an 1877 New York Times article about the sale of the canal.
 

The Crooked Lake Canal

A detailed history of the canal.


The Crooked Lake Review
A link to two articles about the canal history, including descriptions of curent remnants of the canal.
 

The New York Annual Register – 1835
A brief description of the canal is on page 159.

 

Town of Urbana

Includes a brief history of the canal and its impact on the community.

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Rev. October, 2023