Erie Canal Videos - Rochester, NY
The Low Bridge Productions website is undergoing a complete redesign. The page you're on now is our old video gallery. It contains all 32 of our topical classroom videos. The 21 of those videos that appear on our GRAND ERIE CANAL DVD are now featured in a section of their own. The page you're on now will remain up until our upgrade is completed later in 2009.

Now 32 Erie Canal Videos streaming on this page

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Washington's Pivot
George Washington was one of America's first canal builders
 The War of 1812
Both Canada and New York State began similar canal-building programs at about the same time.
 A Startling Discovery
The valley across the Appalachian Mountains that made the Erie Canal possible
The Key Players
Governor Dewitt Clinton was the Canal's most visible supporter
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Surveying the Erie
Success depended on surveyors more than any other discipline
 The Flight of Five
A stairway of locks climb the Niagara Escarpment at Lockport.		 The Final Obstacle
The opening ceremonies waited until the last rock was removed from this channel.		 Erie Canal Mules
Mules soon became the tow-animal of choice
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America's "First Guest"
General Lafayette visited Lockport in the summer of 1825
Ellicott's Southern Canal
Joseph Ellicott proposed an alternate route for the western section. 		A "Great" Depression
The Original Erie's construction would face many obstacles: Raising the money to pay for the work was NOT one of them.
Opening Celebration
Governor Clinton pouring Lake Erie water into New York Harbor.
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Crossing the West
The Holland Land Company owned most of Western New York State when the Erie Canal began.
Erie Canal Bankwatch
Leaks were a common problem in especially the early canal.
 The Maker of Cities
New York City quickly became the largest city in America because of the Erie Canal.
Adirondack Headwaters
The Erie Canal flows in both directions at the same time. How is that possible?
These streaming videos aren't as clear as the ones on our DVD

Fifteen Miles
Canal balladeer George Ward discusses and sings the most famous Erie Canal song of all.
 The Village of Delta
This rural community gave its life to keep the modern Barge Canal's locks operating.		 Ellicott's Two Roads
Two roads that crossed the Erie's path were cut through the wilderness almost twenty years before construction on the Canal was begun
End of an Era
Jim Brennan was oiler on the last motor-barge to serve on the Erie.
All programs are suitable for all audiences

The Three Erie Canals
Even signmakers can forget that there have been three canals. Can you spot the error in this modern sign?		 New York's First Railroad
The first railroad in New York State shuttled Erie Canal passengers between Albany and Schenectady.		 Wartime Transition
Why was the transition from wartime to peacetime commerce delayed after the first world war?
Putting on the Brakes
Before the modern barge canal, getting a loaded barge stopped once it was moving was no small problem!
Watch for our three "Era of the Erie" programs on DVD later in 2009

Concrete Barges
Even concrete was used to make barges when steel was in short supply during World War I.
 Erie Canal Mules
Mules soon became the tow-animal of choice		 A Bridge or A Check?
Landlocked homeowners were given a choice during the modern Barge Canal enlargement.
Syracuse Salt Sheds
Salt was an essential commodity then, just as it is now.
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Erie Canal Maps
Maps and profiles of the Erie Canal
 Raising Low Bridges
Electricity made lift-bridges possible.		 Cracking Pendleton
Witness the annual rite of the opening of the Erie Canal south of Lockport at Pendleton.
The Great Embankment
The Great Embankment at Pittsford.

As our work progresses:

In the period between 1817 and 1825, boat traffic made good use of the Original Erie's completed sections while construction pressed on elsewhere.  We hope that you'll in the same way use and enjoy what we've presented so far; and that you'll return often to check on our progress.




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