History of the erie canal book

The construction of the erie canal may truly be described as a major event. A video history of the erie canal, from the initial proposals for a canal to the present day operation of the canal. A visionary and astute politician, clinton had been a u. An epic tale is told with daily travel posts, reflective ponderings, and stunning pictures.

Being a border town, erie was an important transportation hub in the rumrunning of illicit liquor across the lake from canada during prohibition in the united states. Erie canal construction started on july 4, 1817, in rome, n. This article clearly states the impact of the erie canal. The miami and erie canal arrived in dayton in 1829. In the early 19th century, albany, ny was a key part of one of our countrys greatest engineering marvels the erie canal. Pennsylvania, with its far more challenging terrain, embarked in 1824 on a series of projects that included. It would open up the west and allow the untapped resources of america to be utilized. The erie canal is a destination for tourists from all over the world, and has inspired guidebooks dedicated to exploration of the waterway.

Sep 15, 2019 the new york state museum is set to hold a book talk and gallery tour, focusing on the erie canal, on wednesday, september 25th, from 6 to 8 pm before the presentation, exhibit curator and senior historian brad utter will lead a themed exhibit tour of enterprising waters. This website provided me with basic facts about the. I purchased the cycling the erie canal guidebook before my trip and it was an invaluable tool that made the. The erie canal was a major factor in shaping the economic development of this country. The building of the erie canal, like the construction of the. This was a good book about an underappreciated, and not much talked about, time in our history. Vintage postcards depict life and industry along the canal, including not only the erie itself but also the lateral. Medina an accomplished musician and educator with a particular interest in the erie canal will be at the book shoppe from 11 a. The erie canal is a 363mile waterway that connects the great lakes with the atlantic ocean via the hudson river in upstate new york. A brief history of the delaware canal friends of the.

This is a cute book for children to learn about the erie canal. Page 36 this great work suggests a question, both curious and difficult, as to the comparative capability of nations to execute great enterprises. Pa state archives rg17 pennsylvania canal commissioners. Although it is a worthwhile read, to me this book is more of a political history of new york state from 1810 to.

Browse our cruise schedule and reserve your tickets online. Bruce springsteen with the sessions band erie canal live in dublin duration. Even president thomas jefferson, usually ahead of his time, believed that it could not be built for at least a century, and yet, the erie canal came to be just as its planners had thought it would. Bright and colorful, the book draws the reader into the illustrations set to the words of the familiar folk song, fifteen miles on the erie canal or low bridge, everybody down. The book has several pages of illustration but the epic nature of the story demands more. In this edition, sal shows off the canal system, shares the song that made him famous and hopes to entice his fans with coloring pages, connect the dots, word jumbles and a little bit of history. Andrist crammed fact after fact in the first twothirds of the book, telling the story of the conception and building of the erie canal while. Sal, the mule made famous by the erie canal song in 19 has been a steadfast representative of the nys canal system.

The miami and erie canal would take an additional twelve years to finish, because the state legislature only originally authorized. It is the story of a remarkable achievement of the early american republic, now 200 years ago. Cregg, volunteer guide and researcher at the museum, have carefully selected from the museums extensive collection over two hundred images that depict life on the erie canal. It allowed goods to be shipped to and from new york city and the upper midwest, starting the migration that created the usa as we know it. About a month ago i ordered your publication cycling the erie canal. Bestselling author peter bernstein presents the story of the canals. Awardwinning narration along with spectacular scenery and a ride in a lock, also known as a liquid elevator await you on our daily erie canal sightseeing cruises. Heres a brief history of its milestones over 200 years of history. This book hit all my buttons as history, as an engineering history about a world class project, about. An erie canal cruise company, based in herkimer, operates from midmay until midoctober with daily cruises. He believed that his city could only become a major economic force by the building of the erie canal. Aug 25, 2014 inspired by the erie canal in new york, the state of ohio began surveying routes in 1822 for its own grand internal improvement project. Senator and was the ten time mayor of new york city. Poor roads and unnavigable rivers could no longer meet the young nations needs.

Oct 30, 2012 this article sums up everything from history, to construction, to the impact of the erie canal. The history of the erie canal is a story of american ingenuity. Vintage postcards depict life and industry along the canal, including not only the erie itself but also the lateral and feeder canals that completed the statewide system. In this edition, sal shows off the canal system, shares the song that made him famous and hopes to entice his fans with coloring pages, connectthedots, word jumbles and a.

Its population was increasing, westward migration had begun, and business was booming. The erie canal is a canal in new york, united states that is part of the eastwest, crossstate. It is simple enough for them to understand the basics of what the canal is. A journey through history epodunk songs, historic information, post cards, panoramic photos, maps and community profiles to create a comprehensive multimedia package about the canal and its national impact. Read more about new book features history, art of the erie canal. The boat carried mules and people from albany to buffalo. This story was based on a song about the erie canal. Dewitt clinton, governor of new york, championed and oversaw the construction of the erie canal. Click the following link to view the canal map book reference guide the map books are for the most part unindexed. Take a quick trip down the erie canal of explaining as we look at how this revolutionary transportation system changed the course of united states history. We cruise through lock 18 on the erie canal, lifting and lowering vessels over 20 feet. New book about erie canal focuses on musical history of the historic. The spine of this unit study has been the amazing, impossible erie canal by cheryl harness. If searching for a specific place name, canal, region, topic, etc.

Aug 01, 2001 the erie canal museum, founded in 1962, seeks to keep erie canal history and heritage alive. Erie canal book talk and gallery tour at nys museum the new. Inspired by the erie canal in new york, the state of ohio began surveying routes in 1822 for its own grand internal improvement project. By 1896 lengthened chambers let most erie canal locks pass two boats through in tandem. An illustrated history of the erie canal aqueducts in rochester, the second of which. This book covers the political history and development of the canal showing how it was built and what happened to those who fought for it.

There is a lot of context about canal building in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, so the actual construction of the erie canal comes toward the end of the book. When i got to the end of the book, i was quite disappointed. The erie canal was the nations first major transportation system. This book could be the basis for a great tv special.

Seeing history on the erie canal is now available on amazon. History us history before 1900 the erie canal was one of the most important transportation routes in the early history of the united states. The channel, which traverses new york state from albany to buffalo on lake erie, was considered an engineering marvel when it first opened in 1825. This book covers the political history and development of the canal showing how. The book details holthams travels in parts of the eastern united states. The history and art of new yorks erie canal suny press excelsior editions, 2020 chronicles the story of the erie canal from its inception to today. Teaching the erie canal with literature and a group projectthis lesson goes perfectly with new york state social studies standards on the erie canal or any class that learns about canals in their transportation unit. Erie canal, new york postcard history series by andrew p. This information came from paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5. Dec 21, 2014 bruce springsteen with the sessions band erie canal live in dublin duration. The new york state museum is set to hold a book talk and gallery tour, focusing on the erie canal, on wednesday, september 25th, from 6 to 8 pm before the presentation, exhibit curator and senior historian brad utter will lead a themed exhibit tour of enterprising waters. It is not from greater surplus of produce, after supplying their own wants, for in this new york is not beyond some other states. Peter spiers classic childrens book the erie canal, brings to life the people living and traveling along the erie canal.

Chemung, chenango, crooked lake, oneida lake, and genesee valley canals abandoned, late 1870s. Ill be biking the erie canal this coming fall and this guide gives almost all the information i will need. While the canal had many fathers, its foremost proponent and promoter was dewitt clinton. Ohio and erie canal by boone triplett history books. Nov 14, 20 books were reading to study the erie canal. Congress recognized the erie canal s significance to our nation by establishing the erie canalway national heritage corridor in 2000. It is the perfect book for my 6 and 8 yearolds as we learn about the erie canal. The canal, 363 miles 584 km long, was the first canal in the united states to connect western waterways with the atlantic ocean. Cycling the erie canal is as good a guide book as i have ever seen. A guide to 400 miles of adventure and history along the erie canalway trail. The corridor stretches 524 miles across the full expanse of upstate new york, from buffalo to albany and north along the champlain canal to whitehall. I just wanted to let you know that this is the very best bike mapguide ive ever seen. As one of the largest public works projects in american history, the erie canal also inspired a nationwide transportation revolution. 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.

The cruise goes through the history of the canal and also takes passengers through lock. New yorks erie canal in the south hall of the huxley theatre. Ill be biking the erie canal this coming fall and this guide gives almost all the information i. Many of ohios communities today, including akron, began as towns for the canal workers. It allowed goods to be shipped to and from new york city and the upper midwest, starting the migration that created the usa as we know it today. Information about the erie canal was located in chapter ten and gives a sixpage summary about the canal and its history. It describes what a trip on a boat would be like on the erie canal. This book is a fourth grade textbook that a teacher can use with his or her students and focuses on new york states past and present events. Completed a decade later, the 309milelong ohio and erie canal connected cleveland, akron, massillon, dover, roscoe, newark, columbus, circleville, chillicothe, waverly, and portsmouth. New book features history, art of the erie canal the new. Explore eight ways that the erie canal, which married the waters of the. The book has several pages of illustration but the epic nature of the story. The building of the erie canal was a monumental undertaking. It is simple enough for them to understand the basics of what the canal is all about.

The lesson uses the book the erie canal by lisa bullard. The superhighways of the industrial revolution were canals. The pictures are spectacular and the content is just perfect for this age group. When completed in 1825, the engineering marvel unlocked the western interior for trade and settlement, boomtowns sprang up along the canals path, and new york city grew to be the nations most powerful center of international trade.

Erie canalway national heritage corridor history and culture. One of the largest public works projects in american history, the erie canal inspired a nationwide transportation revolution and directed the course of new york and american history. It played a key role in both the industrial revolution and the westward expansion of the country. Erie canal is a compilation of 200 vintage images from the erie canal museums documentary collection of new yorks canal system. This book chronicles a threeweek kayak adventure down the erie canal and the hudson river to the statue of liberty. The cruise goes through the history of the canal and also takes passengers through lock 18. Although it is a worthwhile read, to me this book is more of a political history of new york state from 1810 to 1830 than a book on the building of the erie canal. Jul 04, 2017 erie canal construction started on july 4, 1817, in rome, n. The erie canal museum, founded in 1962, seeks to keep erie canal history and heritage alive. Learn more about the canal, including its construction. The erie canal by peter spier goodreads share book. New yorks gift to the nation tells the history of the erie canal through documents and essays and can be used by elementary, middle and secondary school teachers to teach math, science, language arts, as well as history. The erie canal and the paradox of progress, 18171862. Erie canal, historic waterway of the united states, connecting the great lakes with new york city via the hudson river at albany.

Carney, in his highlights of erie politics, says that many laid in a large supply of liquor before the law became effective. Sep 01, 2018 8 ways the erie canal changed america explore eight ways that the erie canal, which married the waters of the atlantic ocean and the great lakes, altered the course of american history. Erie canalway national heritage corridor historical timeline. This article sums up everything from history, to construction, to the impact of the erie canal. The erie canals success spurred an outbreak of canal fever. When the canal opened in 1825, it unlocked the western interior for trade and settlement, and made new york city the nations most powerful commercial center. Martin morganstein, development director of the museum, and joan h.