19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

New York

 

 

Oneida Lake Canal

 

MAPS
Oneida County – 1852


Verona Township, Sconondoa, New London – 1874


GENERAL

A Gazetteer of the State of New York – 1842
A brief description is on page 300.

 

About Oneida Lake
A brief history and description of the lake, including reference to the two canals joining the lake with the Erie Canal.

Canal Boatman: My Life on Upstate Waterways
A brief history and description is on page 77.

 

Chronological Résumé Of Important Laws And Events – Oneida Lake Canal
 

Conspiracy of Interests: Iroquois Dispossession and the Rise of New York State
A brief history is on page 87.

 

Gazetteer of the State of New York – 1836
A brief history and description is on page 566.

 

History of Oneida Lake
Includes brief histories of the two canals.

 

History of the Canal System of the State of New York - 1906
An extensive history of the old and new canals is on page 654.

 

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


Old Oneida

Includes a brief history of the canal.


Old Oneida Lake Canal

A brief history of the canal.  Current photo.


Oneida Lake Canal - Lock 5
A brief history of the canal. Current photo.
 

Oneida Lake Canal - Lock 6

Current photos of the former lock.


Oneida Lake - Navigable Waterways and The Oneida Canals
Includes brief histories of the two canals.

 

The New York Annual Register for the Year of Our Lord 1840
A brief description of the orginal canal is on page 200.
 

Williams's New York Annual Register – 1845
A brief description of the canal is on page 128.

 

Rev. January, 2024