Rev. 09-07

 

 

 

New York

Baldwinsville Canal

Black River Canal

Cayuga & Seneca Canal

Champlain Canal

Chemung Canal

Chenago Canal

Crooked Lake Canal

Delaware & Hudson Canal

Genessee Valley Canal

Gowanas Canal

Canal in heart of Brooklyn undergoing lifesaving renovation
Information about renovation of the canal in 1999

Junction Canal

Erie Canal

A Treatise On the Improvement of Canal Navigation
A 1796 paper by Robert Fulton, describing the importance of canal naviagation and including a variety of design approaches

Canals in Rochester from the 1820s to the Present
A photograph tour of the canal in Rochester

Engines of our Ingenuity: The Erie Canal
University of Houston College of Engineering history, including a map and illustrations

Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal, from the Learning Network

Erie Canal
A brief history of the canal, from About.com

Erie Canal Lock 2
Information on the first lock west of Albany, with information on the Waterford Sidecut, a brief history of the canal, map, and canal-related links

Erie Canal Museum
General information, exhibits and special events at the museum in Syracuse

Erie Canal Museums
General information on the canal and maritime museums in New York State

Facts and Observations of the Erie Canal, 1825
Observations by John Rutherford on the history of the canal

First Tug on the Barge Canal
History of the introduction of powered tugs on the New York State Barge Canal, beginning in 1915

History of the Erie Canal
University of Rochester project, to develop an on-line history of the Erie and New York State Barge Canals

History Of The Barge Canal Of New York State
Extensive 1922 history of the canal, with numerous photographs, from the New York State Engineer's Department

Hydrology and Environmental Aspects of Erie Canal (1817-99)
U.S. Department of Interior paper, including factors affecting the canal route, canal operation, environmental effects, and supportive historical reviews

Marco Paul's Travels on the Erie Canal
One of a series of stories, published in 1852, describing travel on the canal from the perspective of a young boy.

The Erie Canal, a Brief History
A brief history, from "The New York Traveler"

Town of Brutus, New York
Restored lock and remnants of an aqueduct near the town

What's new on the old Erie Canal?
Transformation of the canal into a linear park in western New York.

Little Falls Canal

The Little Falls Canal
History, maps and photos of the first canal built in New York State

Oneida Canal

Oswego Canal

Shinnecock and Peconic Canal

Shinnecock And Peconic Canal - Chronological Résumé Of Important Laws And Events
Significant events in the life of the canal, from 1826 to 1902

General

Canal History
A brief history and map of the canal system, and related canal links

Nycanal.Com
Tourist information, events, canal towns and a brief history of the state's canal system

Seneca Falls History
The role of the Cayuga -Seneca Canal (later absorbed into the Erie Canal) in the history of the city

Associations

D & H Canal Historical Society
History, canal museum, photographs, paintings, events, newsletter and canal links

Minisink Valley Historical Society
Photographs and a brief history of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, with links to other regional and canal historical web sites and a bibliography