Recollections of the Erie Canal

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Recollections and Reflections The moon is waxing toward her full and every heart beats for joy at the noble scene. How pleasant too, to see the brilliant lamps of numberless boats passing and repassing upon the smooth unruffled surface of the Canal, to hear the song of the jolly boatman or driver-boy, to see the boats sweeping by freighted with the riches of the West.

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ORDER FORM. Recollections of the Erie Canal #2. by Richard Garrity. Official Home: The Historical Society of the Tonawandas, Inc. The building of the Erie Canal, like the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Panama Canal, is one of the greatest and most riveting stories of American ingenuity.

Best-selling author Peter Bernstein presents the story of the canal's construction against the larger tableau of America in the first quarter-century of the by: The Erie Canal, which opened inconnects Lake Erie with Albany, New York, which is located along the Hudson River.

Colorful photographs and pictures from the past will keep students engaged during this lesson. The book can also be used to teach students how to determine cause-and-effect relationships as well as to ask and answer questions.

I read a book for a history class called: The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, Definitely more of a history book as opposed to an engineering book on how the canal was built, but definitely worth the read to realize the impact the canal had on society at the time.

Erie Barge Canal Boats For a closer look at a typical packet boat, take a look at Cheryl Harness's painting from her book The Amazing, Impossible Erie Canal (New York: Macmillan Books for Young Readers, our recollections of them come mainly from prints and paintings.

CANAL - An artificial or man-made waterway. A big ditch filled with water. CRADLE - Part of a scale in a weighlock used to weigh canal boats. ERIE - The original mile canal that ran from Albany to Buffalo, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes.

FLOTILLA - A fleet of small Size: 3MB. Particularly interesting portions of the original "Clinton's Ditch" Canal and the Enlarged Erie Canal include: The locks at Lockport, where the current double 24 1/2 foot high locks are adjacent to one sequence of the original 5 lock andthree of the original locks were restored to operating condition, with plans to restore the other two in the works.

-The book is divided in 3 parts: Up to 70% is all about the Erie Canal and the feat of getting it completed, on time, within budget. Then you have about 2% of stories from the people who worked the canals, such as a future U.S.A.

president, the Irish, and orphans/5(). Clute, John F. Narratives and Recollections: Concerning Early Days on the Erie Canal.

Colden, Cadwallader D. Memoir Prepared At the Request of the Common Council of the City of New York at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals. W.A. Davis, If you’re a fan of historical American Christian romance, you’ll enjoy The Erie Canal Brides Collection.

Touted as “7 Romances Develop Along Man-Made Waterways of New York and Ohio”, it’s written by a talented group of various book feels complete and wasn’t a one-night read for me – it may require an investment of time. The Erie Canal required 83 locks, which were built of wood, wood and stone, stone, or reinforced concrete.

The wooden locks, not unexpectedly, deteriorated rapidly and had to be replaced. The lock dimensions of the original canal were 90 ft. by 15 ft. to accommodate barges which were 7 ft. wide, 61 ft. long and required a 3 1/2 ft.

draft. -The book is divided in 3 parts: Up to 70% is all about the Erie Canal and the feat of getting it completed, on time, within budget. Then you have about 2% of stories from the people who worked the canals, such as a future U.S.A.

president, the Irish, and orphans/5. The Erie Canal is a beautifully illustrated picture book that my children, now adults, enjoyed each night as I sang the lyrics to them.

I was delighted that many years later I was able to purchase a copy for my grandchildren. They love it as much as their mother by: 5. ERIE CANAL DISCOVERY: Recollections from an early settler ; Doug Farley is director of the Erie Canal Discovery Center. His column runs every Saturday.

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Detroit Historical Society Bulletin (21 (2): Hazzard, Florence Woolsey. Pioneer Women of Washtenaw County.

Michigan History Magazine 32 (): This account is also included in History of Washtenaw County, Michigan. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, This story was based on a song about the Erie Canal. It describes what a trip on a boat would be like on the Erie Canal. The boat carried mules and people from Albany to Buffalo.

This is a cute book for children to learn about the Erie Canal. It is simple enough for them to understand the basics of what the canal is all about/5. The previous book, the Erie Canal was a condensed version of this book.

3/4 of book deals with the politics of idea, planning, and financing of connecting Albany N.Y. with Buffalo, or Lake Erie /5.Take a look inside the book; to order by phone CALL Book Reviews MARYLAND CYCLIST: "About a month ago I ordered your publication "Cycling the Erie Canal".

I just wanted to let you know that this. is the very best bike map/guide I've ever seen. Very well done. I'll be biking the Erie Canal this coming fall and.

The Erie Canal is a mile waterway that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River in upstate New York. The channel, which.