Limestone locks and overgrowth : the rise and descent of the Chenango Canal / Michele A. McFee

Author: McFee, Michele A. (Michele Ann), 1961-
Published: Fleischmanns, N.Y. : Purple Mountain Press, 1993.
Edition: 1st ed.
Physical Description: 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

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Contents

The route -- The legislation -- The construction -- The feeder system -- The locks -- The bridges, aqueducts and towpath -- The boats -- The southern towns -- The northern towns -- The extension -- The abandonment.

Summary

The Chenango Canal was opened in 1837 as one of the 'laterals' spawned throughout upstate New York to connect with the Erie Canal after its completion in 1825. The Chenango provided a water link between Binghamton in the southern tier and Utica, a major port on the Erie some 90 miles from its eastern terminus at Albany.

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0935796444 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780935796445 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index.

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