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1905 New York Canal map
The map is found on page 8 of the American Canal Society
newsletter.
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A Connected View of the Whole
Internal Navigation of the United States – 1830
Descriptions and financial information for the state's
canals begins on page 52. Rates of tolls for
the year 1830 begin on page 564.
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A Description of the Canals
and Rail Roads of the United States – 1840
Descriptions of the state's canals begins on page 50.
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A Gazetteer of the State of
New York – 1842
A general description of the canals begins on page 40
and continues on pages 48; more detailed descriptions
are found in the body of the Gazetteer.
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Across New York by Train and
Canal – 1837
The article begins on page 12 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Adirondack Waters: The
Lifeblood of Canals
An article begins on page 3 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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An Accompaniment to Mitchell's
Reference and Distance Map of the United States -
1835
Brief descriptions of current and
proposed canals, begin on page 226. Includes some
operating and financial statistics.
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An Historical Review of Waterways and
Canals in New York State - 1908
A comprehensive survey of the whole
history of the state's canals, published in 1908.
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Annual Report By New
York (State) Canal Commissioners – 1874
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Annual Report – New York
State Canal Commissioners – 1863
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Annual Report, New York State
Canal Commissioners – 1870
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Annual Report, New York State
Canal Commissioners – 1878
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Annual Report of the Auditor
of the Canal Department, Relative to the
Expenditures on the Canals – 1874
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Annual Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1824
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Annual Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1825
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Annual Report of the Canal
Commissioners - 1847
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Annual Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1860
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Annual Report of the Canal
Commissioners - 1863
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Annual Report of the Canal
Commissioners – 1864
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Annual Report of the State
Engineer and Surveyor
A link to a list of multiple annual reports, going back
to at least 1853.
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Buffalo's own "Historic Canal
System"
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Canal Boats on the North
River, New York
A historical illustration from 1826.
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Canal Discovery: Main-line
Erie and its Lateral Canals
Link to a brief history of the main
lateral branches of the Erie Canal.
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Canal History
A brief history of the state's canal
system. Links to related sites.
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Canal Regulations Adopted by the Canal
Board of the State Of New-York
A link to the 1857 document.
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Canal
Society of New York State
Home page of the society. Includes
upcoming events, preservation projects, newsletter and
links to related sites.
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Canal Society of New York
State Explores Portions of Genesee and Erie Canals
The article, which includes brief histories and
descriptions of the two canals, is on page 4 of the
American Canal Society newsletter.
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Canals for a Nation
A history of the state canals begins on page 30.
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Conspiracy of Interests:
Iroquois Dispossession and the Rise of New York
State
Histories of the canals are on pages 82, statistics on
the growth of canal business and its impact on the
indian population on page 213.
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Copy of Register of Canal
Boats – 1833 (first and last pages)
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Dispossession and Disruption
The impact of the canals on the Indian population.
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Documentary Sketch Of New York State
Canals - 1863
An extensive 1862 history of the
canal system.
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Documents of the Assembly of
the State of New York, Volume 1 – 1875
The Annual
Report of the Canal Commissioners for the year1874
begins on page 5.
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Documents of the Assembly of
the State of New York, Volume 3 – 1877
A report
to investigate certain lateral canals begins on page
1.
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Gayer Collection
A large collection of historic photos, prints and
documents, with a focus on the Erie, Black River and
Champlain canals. Click on "Explore the
Collection" at the bottom of the page..
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Gazetteer of the State of New
York – 1836
A history and description of internal improvements
begins on page 69.
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Historical and Statistical
Gazetteer of New York State – 1860
Descriptions and statistics begin on page 54.
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History of the Barge Canal of New York
State
A 1921 history of the current Barge
Canal, including a brief history of the original canal
system.
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History of the Canal System of the
State of New York
An extensive history of the canal system, including
histories of the major canals, the harbor/canal system
within Buffalo, a Chronological Resume of Important Laws
and Events, maps, illustrations, historical photos and
diagrams.
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History of the Railroads and
Canals of the United States – 1860
Descriptions and statistics begin on page 357.
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Joseph Ellicott and the
Holland Land Company: The Opening of Western New
York – 1970
A history of the canals begins on page 158.
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Letter: DeWitt Clinton to
Thomas Jefferson, 27 March 1817
Includes references to the proposed Erie and Champlain
Canals.
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Looking
for the Lateral Canals
A brief history of the lateral
canals in the state. Map, historical and current
photos and links to related sites.
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Madden Collection
Includes historical and current photos, prints and
postcards. Click on Explore the Collection
at the bottom of the page.
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Manual of Canal Laws Relating to the
New York State Canals - 1873
Includes references to the decision
of the courts, the Canal Board and the canal
appraisers, and a chronological list of all the
statutes of this state, of a public nature, relating
to the canals, from 1791 to August, 1873, together
with the canal regulations, rules, forms, rates of
toll, names of places, table of distances, etc., etc.,
now in force, as established by the Canal Board.
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Michon Collection, New York State
Museum
An index of links to historical
photos of the current Barge Canal.
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Mitchell's Compendium of the
Internal Improvements of the United States – 1835
Descriptions and statistics begin on page 17.
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New York Canal Tolls – 1865
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New York Convention Manual –
1867
A report of the Canal Department begins on page 125.
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New
York State Canal History
A brief history of the canal system.
Links to current photos of old structures remaining
from the earlier versions of the canals.
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Orphan Canal Boys
The article begins on page 8 of the American Canal
Society newsletter.
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Our Canals
An 1870 address of Hon. Horatio Seymour upon the funding
bill and the necessity for cheap canal transportation.
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Proceedings, New York State
Canal Board – 1875
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Proceedings of the Canal
Board – 1877
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Proceedings of the Canal
Board – 1881
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Railway Locomotives and Cars,
Volume 5 – 1836
The annual Canal Commissioners Report begins on page
106.
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Rates of Toll, Canal Regulations, and
Distances on the New-York State Canals - 1833
A link to the document.
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Robert E. Hager Canal Boat
Diagrams Collection
Drawing of construction plans of boats used on the Erie
canal. Click on Explore the Collection at
the bottom of the page.
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Steam On The Canals: Annual
Report Of The Commission Appointed By Chapter 868,
Laws Of 1871
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Supplement to the Annual
Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor for the Year
1906, Vol. II 
Includes statistics for the canals
and biographical information on key personnel involved
with the canal development.
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The Canal Convention
An 1859 newspaper article about the recently
completed convention.
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The Neck
An extensive web site for the first canal in the state.
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The
New York Annual Register - 1832
Brief histories, descriptions,
financial information and statistics about the canals
constructed to date, and information on future canals
being planned, begin on page 145. A listing of Erie
Canal packet companies begins on page 114.
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The New York Annual Register
– 1835
Brief histories, descriptions,
financial information and statistics about the canals
constructed as of 1835, and information on future
canals being planned, beginning on page 158. A listing
of Erie Canal packet companies begins on page 120.
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The New York Annual Register
– 1836
Brief histories and descriptions of the canals, plus
operating statistics, toll rates, etc. begin on page
147. A list of packet boat lines begins on page
85.
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The New York Annual Register
– 1837
Brief histories and descriptions of the canals, plus
operating statistics, toll rates, etc. begin on page
185. A list of transportation lines
operating on the Erie Canal begins on page 335.
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The New York Annual Register
– 1840
Brief histories and descriptions of the canals, plus
operating statistics, toll rates, etc. begin on page
157.
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The New York Canals - 1908
A brief history of the canals.
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The State Canals: Report of Hon. Van R.
Richmond
A summary of the 1860 report by the
State Engineer and Surveyor.
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Water Ways West
A history of early transportation in the state,
including the canals.
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Williams's New York Annual
Register – 1845
Operating statustics for the canals begins on page 93.
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