The Erie Canal

Author : Parks & Trails New York
Publisher : Parks & Trails New York
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781438485270

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Cycling the Erie Canal, Fifth Edition by Parks & Trails New York Pdf

The Erie Canalway Trail is a cycling destination for riders of all abilities. Following one of the world's most famous manmade waterways, it spans New York State between Albany and Buffalo. Whether enjoying a leisurely ride from one village to another, or spending a week completing the entire 360 miles, the Erie Canalway Trail offers endless adventures exploring the charming towns, living history, scenic beauty, and cultural attractions of New York State. The trail route follows both active and historic sections of the Erie Canal. For several decades now, state and local governments have been transforming the old towpath and abandoned rail corridor into a 360-mile multi-use pathway. The guidebook is designed primarily for use by bicyclists, but it is also useful for those planning to enjoy the trail on foot, travelling the canal system by boat, or visiting the Canal corridor's many sites by car. The fifth edition includes information on the statewide 750-mile Empire State Trail, which the Erie Canalway Trail is now part of; updated maps, trail routing, and surface conditions; and an updated, comprehensive listing of attractions, historic sites, visitor centers, public transportation options, easily accessible lodging, bike shops, parking, and other services. This guide is an indispensable resource for dedicated cyclists planning to bike across the state or the casual rider looking to take the family out for a couple of hours.

Author : Peter Spier
Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781630832230

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The Erie Canal by Peter Spier Pdf

In his intricately detailed and historically accurate illustrations, Spier brings delightful new dimensions to the popular folk song.

Author : Parks & Trails New York
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1438461607

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Cycling the Erie Canal, Revised Edition by Parks & Trails New York Pdf

An indispensable resource for dedicated cyclists planning to bike across the state or the casual rider looking to take the family out for a couple of hours. Great for walkers, boaters, and auto travelers, too. The Erie Canalway Trail is a cycling destination for riders of all abilities. Following one of the world’s most famous manmade waterways, it spans New York State between Albany and Buffalo. Whether enjoying a leisurely ride from one village to another, or spending a week completing the entire 360 miles, the Erie Canalway Trail offers endless adventures exploring the charming towns, living history, scenic beauty and cultural attractions of New York State. The trail route follows both active and historic sections of the Erie Canal. For more than thirty years, state and local governments have been transforming the old towpath and abandoned rail corridor into a 360-mile multi-use pathway; by 2015, more than three-quarters of the off-road route was in place. The guidebook is designed primarily for use by bicyclists, but it is also useful for those planning to enjoy the trail on foot, travelling the canal system by boat, or visiting the Canal corridor’s many sites by car. The revised edition includes new inset maps to guide trail users through complicated stretches. All new trail segments developed since 2012 have been added, along with on-road routing updates. The guide’s comprehensive listings of attractions, historic sites, visitor centers, and parks make it an indispensable resource for dedicated cyclists planning to bike across the state or the casual rider looking to take the family out for a couple of hours.

Author : R. Conrad Stein
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0516046829

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The Story of the Erie Canal by R. Conrad Stein Pdf

An account of the early nineteenth-century construction of the 363-mile canal connecting Albany and Buffalo.

Author : Richard O. Reisem
Publisher : Landmark Soc. of Western New York
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780964170667

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Erie Canal Legacy by Richard O. Reisem Pdf

Describes the architecture along the Erie Canal villages.

Author : Andrew P. Kitzmann,Erie Canal Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738562009

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Erie Canal by Andrew P. Kitzmann,Erie Canal Museum Pdf

The Erie Canal was completed in 1825 and became the backbone of an economic and cultural explosion that defined the image of New York. The canal's development spurred successful industry and a booming economy, sparking massive urban growth in an area that was previously virtually unexplored wilderness. People poured west into this new space, drawn by the ability to ship goods along the canal to the Hudson River, New York City, and the world beyond. Erie Canal is a compilation of 200 vintage images from the Erie Canal Museum's documentary collection of New York's canal system. Vintage postcards depict life and industry along the canal, including not only the Erie itself but also the lateral and feeder canals that completed the state-wide system.

Author : Jack Kelly
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466878990

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Heaven's Ditch by Jack Kelly Pdf

A page-turning narrative, Heaven's Ditch offers an excitingly fresh look at a heady, foundational moment in American history. The technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn't just dream; they built a 360-mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through wilderness. As excitement crackled down its length, the canal became the scene of the most striking outburst of imagination in American history. Zealots invented new religions and new modes of living. The Erie Canal made New York the financial capital of America and brought the modern world crashing into the frontier. Men and women saw God face to face, gained and lost fortunes, and reveled in a period of intense spiritual creativity. Heaven's Ditch by Jack Kelly illuminates the spiritual and political upheavals along this "psychic highway" from its opening in 1825 through 1844. "Wage slave" Sam Patch became America's first celebrity daredevil. William Miller envisioned the apocalypse. Farm boy Joseph Smith gave birth to Mormonism, a new and distinctly American religion. Along the way, the reader encounters America's very first "crime of the century," a treasure hunt, searing acts of violence, a visionary cross-dresser, and a panoply of fanatics, mystics, and hoaxers.

Author : Carol Sheriff
Publisher : Hill and Wang
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429952484

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The Artificial River by Carol Sheriff Pdf

Rediscover the Gems of Antiquity in The Artificial River Woven from a rich tapestry of research, The Artificial River is more than just a historical account of the Erie Canal—it encapsulates a pivotal era in United States history, especially the monumental strides in engineering, commerce, and socio-cultural shifts between the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Join Carol Sheriff as she vividly paints the human endeavor behind the making of the Erie Canal—an artificial river that irrevocably changed landscapes and lives. This skillfully crafted narrative opens the door to the past, inviting you on a fascinating journey through time. The Artificial River immerses you in the lives of ordinary yet extraordinary individuals—farmers, businessmen, tourists, and government officials—who stood at the forefront of this significant transformation. The Erie Canal wasn’t just a waterway–it was a lifeline that laid the foundation for the capitalist democracy we know today. The Artificial River is a cleverly bound chronicle of American commerce and the spirit of public good—one that’s sure to captivate history enthusiasts and casual readers alike.

Author : New Word City Editors
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1640192506

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The Erie Canal by New Word City Editors Pdf

The Erie Canal was a preposterous idea. Even President Thomas Jefferson, usually ahead of his time, believed that it could not be built for at least a century, and yet, the Erie Canal came to be just as its planners had thought it would. For the first time in the history of the United States, a cheap, fast route ran through the Appalachians, the mountains that had so effectively divided the West from the East of early America. With the canal, the country's fertile interior became accessible and its great inland lakes were linked to all the seas of the world. Here, from award-winning historian Ralph K. Andrist, is the canal's dramatic and little-told story.

Author : Peter L. Bernstein
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393340204

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Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation by Peter L. Bernstein Pdf

New York Times Bestseller The epic account of how one narrow ribbon of water forever changed the course of American history. The history of the Erie Canal is a riveting story of American ingenuity. A great project that Thomas Jefferson judged to be “little short of madness,” and that others compared with going to the moon, soon turned into one of the most successful and influential public investments in American history. In Wedding of the Waters, best-selling author Peter L. Bernstein recounts the canal’s creation within the larger tableau of a youthful America in the first quarter-century of the 1800s. Leaders of the fledgling nation had quickly recognized that the Appalachian mountain range was a formidable obstacle to uniting the Atlantic states with the vast lands of the west. A pathway for commerce as well as travel was critical to the security and expansion of the Revolution’s unprecedented achievement. Gripped by the same fever that had driven explorers such as Hudson and Champlain, a motley assortment of politicians, surveyors, and would-be engineers set out to build a complex structure of a type few of them had ever actually seen, let alone built or operated: a manmade waterway cut through the mountains to traverse the 363 miles between Lake Erie and the Hudson River. By linking the seas to the interior and the interior to the seas, these pioneers ultimately connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. Bernstein examines the social ramifications, political squabbles, and economic risks and returns of this mammoth project. He goes on to demonstrate how the canal’s creation helped bind the western settlers in the new lands to their fellow Americans in the original colonies, knitted the sinews of the American industrial revolution, and even influenced profound economic change in Europe. Featuring a rich cast of characters that includes political visionaries like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Martin van Buren; the canal’s most powerful champions, Governor DeWitt Clinton and Gouverneur Morris; and a huge platoon of Irish and American diggers, Wedding of the Waters reveals that the twenty-first-century themes of urbanization, economic growth, and globalization can all be traced to the first great macroengineering venture of American history.

Author : Cheryl Harness
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1999-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0689825846

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Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness Pdf

IMPOSSIBLE! When De Witt Clinton, a young politician, first dreams of building a canal to connect the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, folks don't believe such a thing can be done. But eight long years after the first shovelful of earth is dug, Clinton realizes his vision at last. The longest uninterrupted canal in history has been built, and it is now possible to travel by water from the American prairie all the way to Europe! Join Cheryl Harness on a fascinating and fun-filled trip as she depicts the amazing construction and workings of the Erie Canal. From the groundbreaking ceremony on the Fourth of July in 1817 to a triumphant journey down America's first superhighway, it's a trip you definitely don't want to miss.

Author : George E. Condon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000515957

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Stars in the Water by George E. Condon Pdf

Author : Andrew Santella
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0756506794

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The Erie Canal by Andrew Santella Pdf

Discusses the planning and construction of the Erie Canal which, when completed in 1825, linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

Author : Samuel Hopkins Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Erie Canal by Samuel Hopkins Adams Pdf

Author : Ralph K. Andrist
Publisher : New Word City
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612309477

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The Erie Canal by Ralph K. Andrist Pdf

The Erie Canal was a preposterous idea. Even President Thomas Jefferson, usually ahead of his time, believed that it could not be built for at least a century, and yet, the Erie Canal came to be just as its planners had thought it would. For the first time in the history of the United States, a cheap, fast route ran through the Appalachians, the mountains that had so effectively divided the West from the East of early America. With the canal, the country's fertile interior became accessible and its great inland lakes were linked to all the seas of the world. Here, from award-winning historian Ralph K. Andrist, is the canal's dramatic and little-told story.