#eriecanal

[minstrel75itg]

#usstamps .. A #usps #plateblock of four #uspostalservice 5¢ #eriecanal #stamps originally issued July 4, 1967 in Rome, NY. in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Erie Canal, which runs between Albany, NY, and Buffalo, NY. The canal, which connects the Hudson River with Lake Erie, offered a quicker shipping route through New York’s waterways. #philately #philatelist #philatelic #filatelia #mystamps #ushistory #stampcollection #stampcollecting #stampcollector https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm7D7gkOFnt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#usstamps #usps #plateblock #uspostalservice #eriecanal #stamps #philately #philatelist #philatelic #filatelia #mystamps #ushistory #stampcollection #stampcollecting #stampcollector

[yatescountyhistorycenter]

Six miles and 267 feet

By Jonathan Monfiletto

I’ve got a mule, and her name is Sal; 6 miles on the Crooked Lake Canal.

OK, maybe a Yates County remix of the classic ditty about the Erie Canal – the one I, and probably all of us at some point or another, learned in elementary school history class – isn’t in the cards. And not only because the new words don’t fit the rhythmic pattern of the original song. But also, and mainly, because the Crooked Lake Canal lasted less than 40 years, while its more famous cousin is in the midst of a bicentennial celebration of its construction and completion.

Nevertheless, the Crooked Lake Canal was as influential as it was inefficient; at one point in time, it has been said, a person could travel anywhere in the world starting from Keuka Lake. From Keuka Lake, which was originally (upon European settlement of the area) called Crooked Lake, one could navigate the 27 locks over six miles, from Penn Yan to Dresden – a 267-foot change in elevation – paralleling the lake’s outlet into Seneca Lake, then traverse the Cayuga Seneca Canal into Cayuga Lake, then follow that lake’s outlet into the Erie Canal, and then travel west into the Great Lakes or east into the Atlantic Ocean.

However, even before it was built, the Crooked Lake Canal was deemed inefficient. According to a typewritten secondary source in our subject files, the canal commissioners – reporting to the state legislature in 1830 – predicted that “the Crooked Lake and Chemung Canals [which extended from Seneca Lake’s southern end at Watkins Glen to Elmira via the Chemung River] in neither case would equal the cost of construction and expense of repairs.” Still, as another typewritten secondary source points out, the Crooked Lake Canal was a popular venue for exporting timber and crops and importing coal and other goods throughout its existence, even allowing for the passage of steamboats.

In an article in the October 29, 1931 edition of The Chronicle-Express titled “Recollections of an Old Timer,” Theodore Hamlin noted the construction of the Crooked Lake Canal began in 1830 and finished in 1833. A spur extended from the canal into Jacobs Brook the length of a few canal boats with a dock for unloading all kinds of freight in the vicinity of Main Street businesses; until 1851, when the railroad from Canandaigua to Elmira was constructed, the merchants there had no other way of shipping goods into or out of Penn Yan. Hamlin recalled the heart-breaking, back-breaking work of the mule teams, which pulled canal boats through the canal along the towpath on the south side. Hamlin also pointed out a favorite fishing spot and a favorite swimming hole along the canal as well as the many locks and mills along the route as boats loaded or unloaded cargo. At the time of Hamlin’s writing, he stated, the canal “was given up about 50 years ago” when a branch of the Fall Brook railroad was built from Dresden to Penn Yan. By that point, he said, 100,000 passengers each year traveled the canal on the steamboats.

The Fall Brook railroad, indeed, used the towpath of the canal as its railroad bed and ushered in a new era of transportation for people and goods. The previous era had begun in 1827, according to an article in the July 1, 1965 edition of The Chronicle-Express, when residents of Yates County – just four years old at that point – petitioned the state legislature for a canal, pointing to the fertile land and large population of the area that would draw business from around the region. The canal finally opened on October 10, 1833, with a width ranging from 26 feet at the bottom to 42 feet at the water line and a depth of 4 feet. The construction of the canal cost $156,766.90 (a little more than $4.5 million in today's money), but its numerous locks required numerous repairs over the years. These costly repairs, along with the fact that revenue from tolls did not meet operating expenses, proved the prediction for its existence from the beginning. By January 1877, state law provided for the abandonment of the canal – a much-discussed topic during the canal’s existence – and allowed the canal board to sell the canal property. Such a move was made the following year, when the Penn Yan and New York Railway Company applied to purchase the canalway and the state legislature approved the sale.

While the Crooked Lake Canal may not have reached national importance or prominence as the Erie Canal did and still does – the 1965 article states the canal’s “influence was entirely local and limited to a small area” but it “served a purpose in helping to develop the country and in affording communication until it paved the way for railroads” – an article in the 1975 summer issue of The Chronicle-Express states, “Historians say (the canal) was of inestimable value to Penn Yan and the whole area. … (T)he owners (of factories and businesses along the canal) received great dividends in the transportation of their products to market.” Again, inefficient but influential may an appropriate way to describe the meaningful if brief existence of the Crooked Lake Canal.

The influence of the canal may be seen in reports of at least two attempts to resurrect it. A March 28, 2012 item in The Chronicle-Express’ Pages Past feature (compiled by Yates County History Center volunteers from our digitized newspaper collection) notes 100 years prior the consideration of reopening the canal as a feeder for the Barge Canal – an enlargement and improvement of the Erie Canal system to accommodate larger boats and thus increased cargo. Even in 1912, though, the Crooked Lake Canal was deemed “an important but expensive proposition.” An article in the September 27, 1956 edition of The Chronicle-Express covered the suggested rebuilding and reopening of the Crooked Lake Canal to make way for recreational boats traveling from Keuka Lake to Seneca Lake. The contractor proposing the project cited 10 reasons for why resurrecting the canal would be advantageous for the region, but the article also noted several roadblocks – pun somewhat intended – in the way of the canal.

Since the Crooked Lake Canal exists only in history and whatever remnants of its locks and structures may still be found along what is today better known as the Keuka Lake Outlet Trail, it is apparent which side of the resurrection argument won out. But perhaps with some different words and a better rhythm, we can bring this inefficient but influential waterway back to life, at least in a song.

#history #historyblog #archives #museum #yatescounty #pennyan #dresden #crookedlake #keukalake #canal #outlet #eriecanal

[lifeatgraygables]

1883 - Island House in Toledo, Ohio --- Here is a photo showing the Eclectic Style Island House Hotel and Passenger Station at the Middle Grounds Area of Toledo, Ohio. You can see the Maumee River, Erie and Miami Canal access from the photograph featuring a tourist feature for all those traveling to Toledo to experience. --- The area between Swan Creek and the Maumee River was known as the Middle Grounds, which was an important location that quickly became the center of Toledo's commercial growth. --- Early in Toledo's development, the major means of transportation: lake vessels, canal boats, and railroads would all converge here - creating an area of intense commercial activity. Docks, warehouses, grain elevators, and the city's train depot were all built on and along the Middle Grounds. There were hotels, boarding houses, and even a church for the railroaders and sailors. --- In 1883, a flood would be so destructive, it would change the Middle Grounds forever.... as a result the train depot would be moved to higher ground. Declining use of the canal forced the grain elevators to relocate upriver. ------ https://www.thegenealogyinvestigator.com/time-travel-in-toledo-ohio --- #genealogytribe #thegenealogyinvestigator #genealogy #toledoohiohistory #toledohistory #toledoohio #historynerd #ancestry #familyhistory #maumeeriverhistory #islandhousehotel #middlegroundstoledo #maumeeriver #eriecanal #canaltravel #horsedrawncarriages https://www.instagram.com/p/ChzeomSuvkf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#genealogytribe #thegenealogyinvestigator #genealogy #toledoohiohistory #toledohistory #toledoohio #historynerd #ancestry #familyhistory #maumeeriverhistory #islandhousehotel #middlegroundstoledo #maumeeriver #eriecanal #canaltravel #horsedrawncarriages

[essgeewhy]

View from the Lift Bridge in Fairport. #fairportny #eriecanal #verticalliftbridge (at Fairport, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfL2PtRuCYi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#fairportny #eriecanal #verticalliftbridge

[railwayhistorical]

Petersburg Secondary

I’m not positive of the location here, but I believe it to be Ashby Yard in Petersburg, Indiana. I had shot a few pictures at the Algiers, Winslow & Western just prior to this, which I would assume to have been in Oakland City, and Petersburg would be on the way home from there.

In any case I love the ex-Pennsy crummy here along with an interesting old passenger car turned into a company building, an office perhaps. The line is Conrail at this date, but it’s lineage going back in time is Penn Central, New York Central, Big Four, and the Evansville, Indianapolis & Terre Haute Railroad. It was built along the old Wabash & Erie Canal.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken December 5th 1976.

#railroadhistory #railwayhistory #petersburgin #conrail #penncentral #pc #newyorkcentral #bigfour #ei&th #wabash&eriecanal

[wingedwheel]

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[daggsdroneworks]

Village of Fairport, NY ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #rochester #village #rochesternybusiness #aerialphotos #photographer #droneshots #rochesternewyork #dronepics #fairport #droneoftheday #picoftheday #photography #dronephotography #perinton #eriecanal #travel #rochesterphotography #dronestagram #rochesterphotographer #fairportny #aerial #aerialview #rochesternyphotographer #villagelife #rochesternyrealtor #photooftheday (at Fairport, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR5UH9iKIy1/?utm_medium=tumblr

#rochester #village #rochesternybusiness #aerialphotos #photographer #droneshots #rochesternewyork #dronepics #fairport #droneoftheday #picoftheday #photography #dronephotography #perinton #eriecanal #travel #rochesterphotography #dronestagram #rochesterphotographer #fairportny #aerial #aerialview #rochesternyphotographer #villagelife #rochesternyrealtor #photooftheday

[miniwonderadventures]

Continuing with the Lockport adventures, we took a trip through Scalzo Park on Market Street, heading for the locks. My camera would not focus on Maria up close under the shady trees and the locks off in the sunny distance at the same time, so sorry Maria, you're blurry. - Anyway, off in the distance there is the historic Flight of Five lock system. It's an elevator for boats. 😀 . . #wny #lockportny #lockport #lockportlocks #flightoffive #bykylelefort #petitebarbie #barbie #barbiepetite #Mariathebarbie #barbiefriends #barbieoutside #dolladventures #dolloutside #dollsinthewoods #hiking #eriecanalway #eriecanal #dollphotography #Scalzopark #canallocks (at Lowertown Historic District (Lockport, New York)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjWY43pQhC/?igshid=12hzf952710hf

#wny #lockportny #lockport #lockportlocks #flightoffive #bykylelefort #petitebarbie #barbie #barbiepetite #mariathebarbie #barbiefriends #barbieoutside #dolladventures #dolloutside #dollsinthewoods #hiking #eriecanalway #eriecanal #dollphotography #scalzopark #canallocks

[gracebriarwoodwrites]

I hope today brings light and love to your heart! (P.S. Look at the natural heart the branches make! I was so thrilled to capture this dreamy shot through the window.) #positive #positivity #naturalheart #heart #nature #naturephotography #dreamy #eriecanal #branches #sun #sunrise #sunset #winter #spring #goodmorning https://www.instagram.com/p/BveVgrTBrcq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ecfmj7coo8ub

#positive #positivity #naturalheart #heart #nature #naturephotography #dreamy #eriecanal #branches #sun #sunrise #sunset #winter #spring #goodmorning

[anthonyron82]

#boatinglife #boatcruise #boatshow #erie #eriecanal #canal #canalstreet #waterscape #lakes #rochesterny #rochester #rochestermn #newyorkstate #newyork #ny #nye #pittsford #pittsfordny #pittsfordvillage #sampatch #lock32 #beersnob #bars #summer #summerstyle (at Pittsford Canal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1PDyyTBxX9/?igshid=l666j3wmm45z

#boatinglife #boatcruise #boatshow #erie #eriecanal #canal #canalstreet #waterscape #lakes #rochesterny #rochester #rochestermn #newyorkstate #newyork #ny #nye #pittsford #pittsfordny #pittsfordvillage #sampatch #lock32 #beersnob #bars #summer #summerstyle

[nicks-lunchbox-service]

8.15.19 Lunchtime drawing: Commercial Slip in Buffalo’s Canalside where the Buffalo Creek was excavated for the terminus of the Erie Canal.

#drawing #nickslunchboxservice #buffalo #commercialslip #canalside #eriecanal #art #architecture #buffalony #sketchbook #drawingaday

[daytripsaroundrochester]

Medina #canaldays #eriecanal (at Medina, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByqCFNhhPVJ/?igshid=finsiktcl4sm

#canaldays #eriecanal

[lifeatgraygables]

Set on the Water... Saturday - Toledo-Style --- I found this old photo from the 1880s showing a canal boat passing through the Toledo-St. Louis Railroad Bridge on the Miami and Erie Canal near Maumee, Ohio. This image is truly a gem, showing how the waterways played a huge role in Toledo's history. --- The Miami and Erie Canal was a 274-mile canal that ran from Cincinnati to Toledo, Ohio, creating a water route between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. Construction on the canal began in 1825 and was completed in 1845 at a cost to the state government of $8,062,680.07. At it's peak, it included 19 aqueducts, three guard locks, 103 canal locks, multiple feeder canals, and a few man-made water reservoirs. The canal climbed 395 feet above Lake Erie and 513 feet above the Ohio River to reach a topographical peak called the Loramie Summit, which extended 19 miles between new Bremen, Ohio to lock 1-S in Lockington, north of Pique, Ohio. Boats up to 80 feet long were towed along the canal by mules, horses, or oxen walking on a prepared towpath along the bank, at a rate of four to five miles per hour. --- Due to competition from railroads, which began to be built in the area in the 1850s, the commercial use of the canal gradually declined during the late 19th century. It was permanently abandoned for commercial use in 1913 after a historic flood in Ohio severely damaged it. Only a small fraction of the canal survives today, along with its towpath and locks! --- www.thegenealogyinvestigator.com --- #toledohistory #toledoohio #historynerd #thegenealogyinvestigator #genealogy #ancestry #toledowaterways #canalboat #eriecanal https://www.instagram.com/p/CfyxKNyuEV2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#toledohistory #toledoohio #historynerd #thegenealogyinvestigator #genealogy #ancestry #toledowaterways #canalboat #eriecanal

[necrofuturism]

Late nite goosin' #eriecanal (at Spencerport Depot & Canal Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0CnVRqAnyO/?igshid=1bplw6wszc9kq

#eriecanal

[almfineartandphotography]

#MemoryMonday: Happy Monday everybody! On this day last year (6/24/2018), I boarded the Corning Museum of Glass Glass Barge for the first time at the Waterford Visitor’s Center in Waterford,NY to watch how the glass blowers created a beautiful glass piece of their choice (vase, bowl, animal). This was all in part of the 150th Anniversary of when the glass barge set sail to make their deliveries of glass made products from the Hudson River (Brooklyn,NY) to the Erie Canal & back to Corning Museum of Glass in Corning,NY & The 200th Anniversary of The Erie Canal System. It was the first time that I had ever seen a touring museum make a stop at both Riverfront Park in Troy,NY (6/22/18) and in Waterford!! It was an interesting presentation to watch & be a part of at the Glass Barge!! Be sure to check out the Corning Museum of Glass & the Glass Barge the next time the Barge makes a stop to the Capital Region!! Happy Monday! (Photos of the Corning Museum of Glass & Glass Barge in Troy Riverfront Park & Waterford Visitor’s Center by Amy L. Modesti with her Apple IPad Pro) #MondayThrowback, #CorningMuseumofGlass, #GlassBarge, #WaterfordVisitorsCenter, #WaterfordNY, #TroyNY, #EnjoyTroyNY, #HudsonRiver, #ErieCanal, #TouringMuseumExhibition, #TravelingShow, #FridayJune222018, #SundayJune242018, #NowMondayJune242019, #OneYearAgoToday, #EventPhotography, #GlassArt, #OneHundredFiftiethAnniversary, #ALMFineArtAndPhotography, #IPadProPhotography, #IPadPro, #DigitalPhotography2018, #Summer2018, @corningmuseum , @waterfordny , (at Waterford visitor Ctr) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzGx6yig-yG/?igshid=fuw6fqgdg0gn

#memorymonday #mondaythrowback #corningmuseumofglass #glassbarge #waterfordvisitorscenter #waterfordny #troyny #enjoytroyny #hudsonriver #eriecanal #touringmuseumexhibition #travelingshow #fridayjune222018 #sundayjune242018 #nowmondayjune242019 #oneyearagotoday #eventphotography #glassart #onehundredfiftiethanniversary #almfineartandphotography #ipadprophotography #ipadpro #digitalphotography2018 #summer2018

[62mockingbirds]

Erie Canal sunset

#original photographers #female photographers #eriecanal #sunset #great lakes