The old Erie Canal of NY State.
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There seems to be a contradiction on where the water was deposited. The New York Harbour?
"Congratulations, we made it! On November 4, 1825, Governor DeWitt Clinton poured a keg of Lake Erie water into New York Harbor commemorating the completion of the Erie Canal. The canal will now make it possible for both New England and immigrant farmers to settle and develop the rich farmlands of the Mid-western states of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois".
"Congratulations, we made it! On November 4, 1825, Governor DeWitt Clinton poured a keg of Lake Erie water into New York Harbor commemorating the completion of the Erie Canal. The canal will now make it possible for both New England and immigrant farmers to settle and develop the rich farmlands of the Mid-western states of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois".
Pappy
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Pappy
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Aunt Bea
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One of the last challenges to finishing the Erie Canal was the deep rock cut, seven miles long and forty feet deep carved from solid rock in the days before dynamite and cranes to lift the debris out of the trench.
http://www.lowbridgeproductions.com/erie-canal-images-deep-cut.html
http://www.lowbridgeproductions.com/erie-canal-images-deep-cut.html
Aunt Bea
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A forgotten part of the Erie Canal system in my area are the old reservoirs and feeder canals that were built to help regulate the water level of the canal.
The Deruyter Reservoir is one beautiful example.
http://www.deruyterlake.com/deruyterlake.htm
The Deruyter Reservoir is one beautiful example.
http://www.deruyterlake.com/deruyterlake.htm
Aunt Bea
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On the canal in Seneca Falls NY.
Pappy
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15 cents for this? Are they nuts. People can’t afford these high prices.......
A Whale of an update:
• The burning of a traveling, embalmed whale.
"On June 5, 1888, a large whale was caught off Cape Cod. About a 20-foot section of the whale was cut off, embalmed and taken on tour".
"On Nov. 10 and 11, 1891, it was on display at Gleason’s Knitting Mill in Seneca Falls and then went to Waterloo, where it was displayed at the Eagle Tavern".
"A group of local rowdies, according to Gable, broke into the tavern barn at night and took the embalmed whale out on its wagon into the street and set it afire. They were never caught, Gable notes".
• The burning of a traveling, embalmed whale.
"On June 5, 1888, a large whale was caught off Cape Cod. About a 20-foot section of the whale was cut off, embalmed and taken on tour".
"On Nov. 10 and 11, 1891, it was on display at Gleason’s Knitting Mill in Seneca Falls and then went to Waterloo, where it was displayed at the Eagle Tavern".
"A group of local rowdies, according to Gable, broke into the tavern barn at night and took the embalmed whale out on its wagon into the street and set it afire. They were never caught, Gable notes".
jujube
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We really enjoyed the sightseeing boat ride we did on the Erie Canal a few years ago. The story of the "upside-down bridge" was very interesting; apparently the railroad built the bridge structure right down almost to the water level to make it impossible or at least very difficult to carry goods by barge. They were made to dismantle part of the structure to allow for boat passage.
The low-light of the trip was when a passenger sighted a body floating in the water as we returned to the dock. It was a man who had been missing for a couple of days.
The low-light of the trip was when a passenger sighted a body floating in the water as we returned to the dock. It was a man who had been missing for a couple of days.
Christmas and the Erie Canal in Schenectady
"Youngsters ice-skate on the frozen Erie Canal in this photograph taken circa 1910. The skating area, just south of State Street on what is now Erie Boulevard, was a popular place for children and families to have fun during the holidays. On the weekends before Christmas, lanterns and music were brought in to make skating an even jollier affair. Image from Grems-Doolittle Library Photograph Collection".
"Local men bundle up to watch horses race on the frozen bed of the Erie Canal in this undated photograph. Horse racing and ice skating were popular wintertime pursuits along the canal; Lew McCue especially associated these activities with Christmastime in the area. Image from Grems-Doolittle Library Photograph Collection".
"Youngsters ice-skate on the frozen Erie Canal in this photograph taken circa 1910. The skating area, just south of State Street on what is now Erie Boulevard, was a popular place for children and families to have fun during the holidays. On the weekends before Christmas, lanterns and music were brought in to make skating an even jollier affair. Image from Grems-Doolittle Library Photograph Collection".
"Local men bundle up to watch horses race on the frozen bed of the Erie Canal in this undated photograph. Horse racing and ice skating were popular wintertime pursuits along the canal; Lew McCue especially associated these activities with Christmastime in the area. Image from Grems-Doolittle Library Photograph Collection".
Aunt Bea
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The day the bottom fell out of the Erie Canal in Syracuse NY.
When the canal was built a culvert was placed under the canal to carry the water of Onondaga creek, in 1907 that culvert collapsed and created a large hole in the bottom of the canal.
When the canal was built a culvert was placed under the canal to carry the water of Onondaga creek, in 1907 that culvert collapsed and created a large hole in the bottom of the canal.
Afloat on the Erie Canal: Sonar Gear, Ferris Wheel Parts and Beer Tanks
MAY 28, 2017
"Unlike the frontier farm goods that once headed east to market, these new shipments often have a distinctly modern feel. They have included electrical transformers and turbines, Navy sonar equipment, and huge pedestals to support the New York Wheel, a towering Ferris wheel being built on Staten Island".
"And giant beer cans".
"Over the past 10 days, 12 enormous beer tanks have been slowly floating on the canal to Rochester, where the Genesee Beer Company plans to use them to brew a whopping eight million bottles of beer at a time. They are expected to arrive early this week".
"Like many of the other items seen lately along the canal, the tanks are simply too big for the roads or rails, the company says. So, for the past week, the tanks have been bobbing their way about 225 miles on four barges: a virtual beer flotilla, and an opportunity for canal — and beer — aficionados to see Clinton’s ditch in action".
MAY 28, 2017
"Unlike the frontier farm goods that once headed east to market, these new shipments often have a distinctly modern feel. They have included electrical transformers and turbines, Navy sonar equipment, and huge pedestals to support the New York Wheel, a towering Ferris wheel being built on Staten Island".
"And giant beer cans".
"Over the past 10 days, 12 enormous beer tanks have been slowly floating on the canal to Rochester, where the Genesee Beer Company plans to use them to brew a whopping eight million bottles of beer at a time. They are expected to arrive early this week".
"Like many of the other items seen lately along the canal, the tanks are simply too big for the roads or rails, the company says. So, for the past week, the tanks have been bobbing their way about 225 miles on four barges: a virtual beer flotilla, and an opportunity for canal — and beer — aficionados to see Clinton’s ditch in action".
Pappy
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A canal weighing station in Syracuse, NY.
Aunt Bea
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Wonderful picture!!!
Notice the birdhouses. The Erie Canal was a serious breeding ground for mosquitoes and it became common practice to erect birdhouses that attracted purple martins to help keep the mosquito population under control. The wedding cake birdhouse in the picture was rebuilt by a local craftsman and still sits in approximately the same spot at what is now the Erie Canal Museum.
Pappy
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You know what they say about one bad apple in the barrel.
Ruth n Jersey
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I live about 5 miles from the Musconetcong River in New Jersey. There is an old canal house still standing along side the canal. Quite a few years ago my sister in law rented part of it for an antique store.After she left my sons shop teacher bought the building and now rents out part of it to my son for his cabinetry shop. The building in the photo is exactly what it looks like today. The building was used to drop off supplies for the whole area back then. The right side is where the canal went through. Not much left of it today. My son would love to buy the whole building and restore it but it would cost a small fortune. Inside is still big pieces of machinery on the ceiling that they used somehow for grain. The second photo shows the canal from years ago. 
Pappy
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The old Chenango Canal, a feeder canal off the Erie canal. This canal ran right down Main St. In my hometown of Norwich, NY.
Hope it's OK to change topics just a little...
There was a canal system in Ohio also. The Ohio Erie Canal ran through my hometown, but you couldn't see most of it by the time I came along. Some of it was underground by then, and some of it went between factory buildings. Lock #3.
Northeast Canal System
There was a canal system in Ohio also. The Ohio Erie Canal ran through my hometown, but you couldn't see most of it by the time I came along. Some of it was underground by then, and some of it went between factory buildings. Lock #3.
Northeast Canal System
Pappy
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Of course it is Nancy. Canals were being built all over the east.
