Download or read book Origin and History of the Measures that Led to the Construction of the Erie Canal written by George Geddes and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Origin and History of the Measures that Led to the Construction of the Erie Canal written by George Geddes and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building The Erie Canal written by Linda Thompson and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young learners will be introduced to an important stage in history when they read Building The Erie Canal. This book is filled with photographs, interesting facts, discussion questions, and more, to effectively engage young learners in such a significant re-telling of events. Each 48-page title in The History Of America Collection delves into complex narratives in history. Concise, but comprehensive, these titles are very approachable for transitioning readers and learners beginning to recognize detail orientation and how to analyze text. Each book in this series features photographs, timelines, discussion questions, and more, to fully engage transitioning readers. The History Of America Collection engages students in major historical events with fascinating facts, photographs, and more. Readers are able to gauge their own understanding with before-reading questions that help build background knowledge and end-of-book comprehension and extension activities.
Download or read book Erie Water West written by Ronald E. Shaw and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The construction of the Erie Canal may truly be described as a major event in the growth of the young United States. At a time when the internal links among the states were scanty, the canal's planners boldly projected a system of transportation that would strike from the eastern seaboard, penetrate the frontier, and forge a bond between the East and the growing settlements of the West. In this comprehensive history, Ronald E. Shaw portrays the development of the canal as viewed by its contemporaries, who rightly saw it as an engineering marvel and an achievement of great economic and social significance not only for New York but also for the nation.
Download or read book The Erie Canal written by Merwin Hawley and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper, Merwin Hawley explores the contentious issue of the origins of the Erie Canal. The canal, which opened in 1825 and connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, was a major engineering feat of its time and had a significant impact on the growth and development of the United States. Hawley's paper provides a valuable insight into the political and economic factors that led to the construction of the canal. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A Primary Source Investigation of the Erie Canal written by Lara Sahgal and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snaking its way through 363 miles of upstate New York, the original Erie Canal was the most massive public works project the United States had seen before the Civil War. Many doubted that such a grand waterway could be constructed, but upon its completion, it almost instantly became an enduring national symbol of American ingenuity. This volume relates the captivating story of the Erie Canal, chronicling how some dedicated political figures and surveyors-turned-engineers helped make one of the earliest American engineering marvels a reality. Primary source documents provide historical context, showing how the Erie Canal transformed the greater American landscape.
Download or read book Origin of the Erie Canal written by Benjamin Hall Wright and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Enterprising Waters written by Brad L. Utter and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. When completed in 1825, the engineering marvel unlocked the Western interior for trade and settlement, boomtowns sprang up along the canal's path, and New York City grew to be the nation's most powerful center of international trade. Millions of people poured into New York (and some through it) to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities provided by the canal, influencing settlement and the social, political, and commercial landscapes of America. Produced in honor of the bicentennial of the beginning of construction of the canal, Enterprising Waters—a companion catalog to the New York State Museum's exhibition of the same name—includes reproductions of objects and images from the collections of more than thirty-five different institutions and individual lenders. It also contains reproductions of fifty-nine works of art used in the companion exhibition "Art of the Erie Canal." Themes of politics, engineering, commerce, life on the canal, and more are paired with full color images of artifacts, documents, and images to bring this unique American story to life, from its inception to today.
Download or read book The Erie Canal written by Merwin S. Hawley and published by [Buffalo? N.Y.] : J. Warren. This book was released on 1868 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Erie Canal written by Tim McNeese and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was completed in 1825, the Erie Canal caused a great sensation. Though plans for an artificial waterway to link the Great Lakes with the eastern seaboard were underway as early as 1783, supporters of the project experienced difficulties in finding federal funding. With New York State footing the bill, construction finally began on the canal on July 4, 1817, following the inauguration of DeWitt Clinton, the canal's biggest advocate, as governor of New York. The Erie Canal's completion brought an increase in goods and capital to New York, surpassed Boston and Philadelphia as the leading financial and commercial center in the nation. For many years, the Erie Canal served as the chief traffic artery for both passengers and freight, and the population increased in large numbers throughout the state. However, the middle of 19th century brought steady competition from the railroads, and the canal's commercial importance was greatly reduced. Today, the Erie Canal is a branch of the New York State Canal System and is considered a relatively minor commercial waterway. In The Erie Canal: Linking the Great Lakes, read how this manmade waterway that extends from Lake Erie in Buffalo, New York, to the Hudson River in Albany helped shape the future of the Empire State.
Download or read book Overcoming Niagara written by Janet Dorothy Larkin and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes the nineteenth-century canal age in the NiagaraGreat Lakes borderland region as a transnational phenomenon. In Overcoming Niagara Janet Dorothy Larkin analyzes the canal age from the perspective of the NiagaraGreat Lakes borderland between 1792 and 1837. She shows what drove the transportation revolution, not the conventional story of westward expansion and the international/metropolitan rivalry between Great Britain and the United States, but a dynamic connection, cooperation, and healthy competition in a transnational-borderland region. Larkin focuses on North Americas three most vital waterwaysthe Erie, Oswego, and Welland Canals. Canadian and American transportation leaders and promoters mutually sought to overcome the natural and artificial barriers presented by Niagara Falls by building an integrated, interconnected canal system, thus strengthening the borderland economy and propelling westward expansion, market development, and the Niagara tourist industry. On the heels of the Erie Canals bicentennial in 2017, Overcoming Niagaraexplores the transnational nature of the canal age within the NiagaraGreat Lakes borderland, and its impact on the commercial and cultural landscape of this porous region.
Download or read book Cornell Alumni Directory written by Cornell University and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Publications written by Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the Canal System of the State of New York written by Noble E. Whitford and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bond of Union written by Gerard Koeppel and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-03-10 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this elegantly written and far-reaching narrative, acclaimed author Gerard Koeppel tells the astonishing story of the creation of the Erie Canal and the memorable characters who turned a visionary plan into a successful venture. Koeppel's long years of research fill the pages with new findings about the construction of the canal and its enormous impact, providing a unique perspective on America's self perception as an empire destined to expand to the Pacific.
Download or read book An Historical Review of Waterways and Canal Construction in New York State written by Henry Wayland Hill and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Library written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-09 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
