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Erie Canal History & Related Links:

Erie Canal music:
Inside view of an Erie tugboat pilothouse as the Day Peckinpaugh finally arrives at Waterford on the Hudson River. George Ward reflects on the musical heritage of the Erie (from A Day to Remember).
www.mulesong.com
  Erie Canal places to visit:
The Culvert Road in the western section is the only place where a road goes UNDER the canal. The Erie Canal Discovery Center is a MUST SEE while visiting Lockport.


Erie Canal history: Read short accounts of early Erie Canal life: Erie Canal maps, images & music:
Erie Canal link lists at other websites:
Erie Canal related organizations & places to visit:

Erie Canal Bibliography & References:

Bernstein, Peter L.  
Wedding of the Waters.  New York: W.W. Norton & Company.  2005

Chalmers, Harvey II.  How the Irish Built The Erie.  New York: Bookman Associates, Inc. 1964

Colden, Cadwallader.  The History of the Five Indian Nations depending on the province of New York in America.  Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press  (second printing) 1964

Finch,  Roy G.   The Story of the New York State Canals.   Albany, NY:  State of New York  1925  (copyright renewed NYS Canal Corporation 1998)

Garrity, Richard G.     Recollections of the Erie Canal.  Tonawanda, NY:  The Historical Society of the Tonawandas, Inc.   1971
 
Holton, Gladys Reid.  The Genesee Valley Canal.  Brockport, NY: Stylus Graphics.  1970

Lewis,  Clarence O.,   The Erie Canal  1817-1967.   Lockport, NY:
Niagara County Historical Society.   1967

Malcomson,  Robert.  Lords of the Lake - The Naval War on Lake Ontario.  Annapolis, Md:  Naval Institute Press.  1998

McFee, Michele A.   A Long Haul - The story of the New York State Barge Canal.  New York:  Purple Mountain Press Ltd.  1998

Morganstein & Craig.  Images of America - Erie Canal.  Charleston, SC:  Arcadia Publishing.  2001, 2002, 2003  


Safran, Franciska K.  William Peacock, Holland Land Company Subagent in Chautauqua County, NY.   New York:  SUC Fredonia MA thesis.  1983

Sheriff, Carol.  The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the paradox of progress. 1817-1862.  New York:  Hill & Wang.  1996

Town of Perinton, NY   Jean Keplinger, historian:  Several stills of canal breakouts - esp. at the Great Embankment near Rochester.

Veeder, David.   The Original Erie Canal at Fort Hunter.   Amsterdam, NY  1968   Fort Hunter Canal Society.     







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