The New York State Canal System: A History Beyond the Erie
The New York State Canal System: A History Beyond the Erie

Author: Susan Peterson Gateley

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2023-06

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1467154172

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New York's unique and majestic canals stretch over 524 miles from Albany to Buffalo and between the southern tier counties of Tompkins and Schuyler to the Quebec border. While much has been written on the nation building Erie Canal of the nineteenth century, much less has covered the third iteration of the waterway, the New York State Barge Canal. Deemed a historic corridor by the Federal Parks system in 2000, the Empire State's canal system has been in continuous operation since 1825, longer than any other man made transportation system in North America. Author Susan P. Gateley reveals the history, beauty and present day state of New York State's grand canal system.

The Story of the Erie Canal
The Story of the Erie Canal

Author: R. Conrad Stein

Publisher: Children's Press(CT)

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780516046822

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An account of the early nineteenth-century construction of the 363-mile canal connecting Albany and Buffalo.

Canal Boatman
Canal Boatman

Author: Richard Garrity

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 1984-07-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780815601913

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Richard Garrity grew up on his father's boats on the Erie Canal in the early years of this century. From 1905 until 1916, when his father operated boats first in the lumber trade and later for gravel hauling, he was surrounded by the busy life of a now-bygone era in canal boating in Upstate New York. When the Barge Canal System opened in 1918, Garrity began a career that lasted until his retirement as a tug engineer in 1970. This story is chock full of Americana that is not only significant and authentic but engagingly written. Garrity's life and work have been intimately bound up with the famed Big Ditch, which has been referred to in more romantic literature as the "shining ribbon of water." It was a hard but happy life on the waterways of Upstate New York as seen in the text and dozens of illustrations included in this book.

History Of The Barge Canal Of New York State
History Of The Barge Canal Of New York State

Author: Noble E. Whitford

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781015966017

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal

Author: Peter Spier

Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media

Published: 2014-05-30

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 1630832235

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In his intricately detailed and historically accurate illustrations, Spier brings delightful new dimensions to the popular folk song.

New York State Canalway Water Trail Guidebook
New York State Canalway Water Trail Guidebook

Author: Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-31

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781733690102

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The New York State Canalway Water Trail Guidebook is an indispensable resource for paddlers. This mile-by-mile guide includes launch sites, paddler friendly facilities and amenities, and places of interest for the entire 524-mile NYS Canal System, including the Erie, Champlain, Cayuga-Seneca and Oswego Canals. The guidebook includes site descriptions, paddling day trips, safety information, points of interest both on and off the water, how to paddle through a lock and tips on how to prepare for your trip.

Heaven's Ditch
Heaven's Ditch

Author: Jack Kelly

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2016-07-05

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1137280093

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A page-turning narrative, Heaven's Ditch offers an excitingly fresh look at a heady, foundational moment in American history. The technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn't just dream; they built a 360-mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through wilderness. As excitement crackled down its length, the canal became the scene of the most striking outburst of imagination in American history. Zealots invented new religions and new modes of living. The Erie Canal made New York the financial capital of America and brought the modern world crashing into the frontier. Men and women saw God face to face, gained and lost fortunes, and reveled in a period of intense spiritual creativity. Heaven's Ditch by Jack Kelly illuminates the spiritual and political upheavals along this "psychic highway" from its opening in 1825 through 1844. "Wage slave" Sam Patch became America's first celebrity daredevil. William Miller envisioned the apocalypse. Farm boy Joseph Smith gave birth to Mormonism, a new and distinctly American religion. Along the way, the reader encounters America's very first "crime of the century," a treasure hunt, searing acts of violence, a visionary cross-dresser, and a panoply of fanatics, mystics, and hoaxers.