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Building the erie canal the idea of building a canal from the east coast to the interior of north america was proposed by george washington, who actually attempted such a thing in the 1790s. Every page of this exceptionally wellwritten and researched book brings to light and life. Building the erie canal robert siegel talks with peter bernstein, author of wedding of the waters. And while washingtons canal was a failure, citizens of new york thought they might be able to construct a canal that would reach hundreds of miles westward. Constructing the erie canal this image shows the canal under construction. This was a good book about an underappreciated, and not much talked about, time in our history. Opened in 1825, the erie canal was one of the most extraordinary engineering feats of the 19th century, connecting eastern ports and manufacturing with the rest of the country.

While some people thought the canal was a good idea, other people were against it. It helped link the atlantic ocean to the great lakes. The erie canal and the paradox of progress, 18171862. This story was based on a song about the erie canal. Find out more at home to the only remaining canal weighlock building in the u. In the 1800s, people dug a canal that was 363 miles long. A guide to 400 miles of adventure and history along the erie canalway trail. Martin morganstein, development director of the museum, and joan h. The erie canal and the making of a great nation, a new book by peter bernstein. Jul 07, 2016 as jack kelly was doing the research for his latest book heavens ditch. Known as clintons big ditch, it took some time before the importance of this waterway connecting the atlantic ocean and the great lakes was fully appreciated.

Erie canalway national heritage corridor historical timeline. Aug 01, 2001 the erie canal museum, founded in 1962, seeks to keep erie canal history and heritage alive. Erie canalway national heritage corridor history and. Rebecca stefoff the erie canal was mocked as a big ditch when it was started, but by the time it was completed in 1825 it was called an engineering marvel. Peter spiers classic childrens book the erie canal, brings to life the people living and traveling along the erie canal. The erie canal provided a direct water route from new york city to the midwest, triggering largescale commercial and agricultural developmentas well as immigrationto. The erie canal museum, founded in 1962, seeks to keep erie canal history and heritage alive. Aids to navigational on the new york state canal system conform to the u. The building of the erie canal was a monumental undertaking. The boat carried mules and people from albany to buffalo. This wellresearched book tells the complete story of the creation of the erie canal, from its conception in 1807 to its completion in 1825, as it became the first.

Erie canal, building of the erie canal was one of the largest and most controversial construction projects undertaken in the united states during the nineteenth century. April 6, 2005 slate columnist daniel gross talks about wedding of the waters. Young learners will be introduced to an important stage in history when they read building the erie canal. Cregg, volunteer guide and researcher at the museum, have carefully selected from the museums extensive collection over two hundred images that depict life on the erie canal. T o say that the irish built the erie canal is an exaggeration, since there were british and germans who worked alongside them, but to say that they were the backbone of the erie canal is entirely fair, with over 3,000 irish immigrants hired on to dig trenches, four feet deep, seven feet wide. In this elegantly written and farreaching 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. The building of the erie canal was the engineering marvel that unleashed the growth of the young nation that was the united states. Kindle edition verified purchase the building of the erie canal is one of the great stories of american history. Sal, the mule made famous by the erie canal song in 19 has been a steadfast representative of the nys canal system.

The erie canal was inaugurated on october 26, 1825 and its creditor was the governor of new york, dewitt clinton, the governor did not want the funds to leave the federal government in 1817, in return clinton requested support for the new york legislature to approve a channel bonus also had private investors from britain and new york i hope i can help you. Building,america, erie, canal pdf format created date. Skeptics claimed the project would end up as nothing more than an expensive failure, good only to line the pockets of politicians and bankrupt the state. The idea of building a canal from the east coast to the interior of north america was proposed by george washington, who actually attempted such a thing in the 1790s. Canal society of new york state series a list of books, articles and other pieces dealing with the erie canal. Click the following link to view the canal map book reference guide the map books are for the most part unindexed. We invited teachers from all across the state to participate in a weeklong geography institute along the erie s path. Kendalls illustrated history brings into focus the enormous geographic and social impact of this stunning technological feat.

The canal, 363 miles 584 km long, was the first canal in the united states to connect western waterways with the atlantic ocean. It allowed goods to be shipped to and from new york city and the upper midwest, starting the migration that created the usa as we know it today. The erie canal as a model of how to build big projects again. Building the b24 bomber during wwii story of willow run 74182 duration. If searching for a specific place name, canal, region, topic, etc. The erie canal by peter spier goodreads share book. It made ny city the center of the nations commerce and greatly aided western settlement.

Learn more about the canal, including its construction. The book, the erie canal exploring new yorks great canals, countryman press, 2009, is the first comprehensive travel guide to. Also, goods and other resources from the west were transported to markets in new york city more easily. As more people moved to the west, the supplies they needed arrived more quickly. Dewitt clinton, new york state built the waterway that opened the west to settlement and made new york city the center of finance and commerce. My dad is a civil engineer who enjoys reading the odd popular history book. Building the erie canal and the american empire while attempting to be a good history of that famed waterway fails miserably. Building the erie canal by linda thompson nook book nook.

The erie canal immediately proved successful, and soon a canal craze swept over the country. Up to 70% is all about the erie canal and the feat of getting it completed, on time, within budget. Over seven million dollars had been spent building the canal, a staggering sum at the time, but it only. Aug 01, 20 on july 4, 1817, construction of the erie canal began in rome, new york. The erie canal was one of the largest and most controversial construction projects undertaken in the united states during the nineteenth century. The erie canal is a destination for tourists from all over the world, and has inspired guidebooks dedicated to exploration of the waterway. Bestselling author peter bernstein presents the story of the canals construction against the larger tableau of america in the first quartercentury of the 1800s. As jack kelly was doing the research for his latest book heavens ditch. Bright and colorful, the book draws the reader into the illustrations set to the words of the familiar folk song, fifteen miles on the erie canal or low bridge, everybody down.

Erie canal by erie canal museum, martin morganstein and joan. The book details holthams travels in parts of the eastern united states, particularly in new. Dewitt refused to be put off, and after eight long years of hard labor and innovative construction, the erie canal was finally opened. Construction of the erie canal began on july 4, 1817, near rome, n.

Building america a history of the erie canal for young readers. Opened in 1825, the canal proved so commercially viable that construction of an. In 1808, new yorks governor, dewitt clinton, believed that building a canal through the state would create a better way to reach the northwest territory. A luxurious guest house for visitors to the mohawk valley. Completed a decade later, the 309milelong ohio and erie canal connected cleveland, akron, massillon, dover, roscoe, newark, columbus, circleville, chillicothe, waverly, and portsmouth. In this interesting and well written book the author tells readers the complete story of the erie canal, from the day when the idea for the canal came into being, to the present day.

The new york geographic alliance asked me to plan a very exciting program for the summer of 2007 called the grand canal experience 2007. Erie canalway trail provides great opportunities for walking and cycling along the canal. This book includes all the previous proposals and plans to build the erie canal. The erie canal and the making of a great nation, about the building. It is crammed full of facts concerning the planning, building, the erie canal. Building the erie canal and the american empire while attempting to be a. The erie canal had an enormous impact on new york and america in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and its construction and history was recorded in books, pamphlets and magazine articles. Building the erie canal by linda thompson overdrive. Seeing history on the erie canal is now available on amazon. Then you have about 2% of stories from the people who worked the canals, such as a future u. Doherty see all books authored by craig a doherty including the iroquois first books and the wampanoag first book and more on thriftbookscombuy building america washington monument by craig a doherty katherine m doherty bruce s glassman editor online at.

We are working with the hundreds of companies that partner with us to transition them to the more precise lexile measures. In april 1817 the new york legislature authorized funding for the construction of a 364mile canal to link albany on the hudson river with buffalo on lake erie. Congress recognized the erie canal s significance to our nation by establishing the erie canalway national heritage corridor in 2000. Many surveys and proposals were developed to build a canal but it was ultimately a survey performed in 1816 that established the route of the erie canal. Nov 14, 20 books were reading to study the erie canal. They thought it would cost too much money to build and wouldnt be worth it. So marked was the success of the erie canal that a veritable frenzy for canal building spread over the whole country, which manifested itself in new york state in the surveying of hundreds of miles of proposed routes and in the building of several lateral. Jun 01, 2009 the erie canal is a beautifully illustrated picture book that my children, now adults, enjoyed each night as i sang the lyrics to them. Chemung, chenango, crooked lake, oneida lake, and genesee valley canals abandoned, late 1870s.

For many years, dewitt clinton, the mayor of new york, fought to get the canal built. School resources classroom ideas additional resources about the new york state canals. Building the erie canal and the american empire by. An erie canal cruise company, based in herkimer, operates from midmay until midoctober with daily cruises.

The erie canal and the making of a great nation, about the building of. Completed in 1825, the erie canal connected the great lakes to the hudson river, and soon other states like ohio created canals linking lake erie to the ohio river. The men responsible for the design, layout and execution of the canal were amateurs. Accommodations for up to six persons in home style setting. Coast guard lateral system of buoyage red right return. Jamie must learn who and why at least one of the workers on the first section of the canal was brutally murdered before that death disrupts an already raindelayed construction project. Many products and services offer lexile measures for their books and reading materials. We here at erie canal publishing strive to bring this rich history of the erie canal and other waterways in and around new york to everyone. The erie canal was the nations first major transportation system. It describes what a trip on a boat would be like on the erie canal. The museum was founded in 1962 and is a private, nonprofit corporation. The building of the erie canal, like the construction of the brooklyn bridge and the panama canal, is one of the greatest and most riveting.

The pictures are spectacular and the content is just perfect for this age group. Koeppel water for gotham cites two main reasons for writing another book on the erie canal. The channel, which traverses new york state from albany to buffalo on lake erie, was considered an engineering marvel when it first opened in 1825. Note that buoyage reverses from red on starboard right to red on port left, north of champlain canal lock 12 at whitehall, and on the entire length of the oswego canal.

Readers learn how engineers overcame a rise in elevation of. This is a cute book for children to learn about the erie canal. The spine of this unit study has been the amazing, impossible erie canal by cheryl harness. Conceived in the early 1800s and completed in 1825, the erie canal wa. Erie canal, historic waterway of the united states, connecting the great lakes with new york city via the hudson river at albany. Erie canal have been discussed as a class, ask them to put their thinking caps on and begin thinking about why the erie canal was created, and why it spansruns where it does. It linked the navigable part of the hudson river in eastern new york state with the great lakes. Publication date 20170614 topics wisconsin, oshkosh, oshkosh media, public access tv, community media, peg, youtube, tag1. Many of the tools and methods they used were devised as the work progressed.

I was delighted that many years later i was able to purchase a copy for my grandchildren. Building the erie canal by linda thompson, 9781621697350, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Definitely more of a history book as opposed to an engineering book on how the canal was built, but definitely worth the read to realize the impact the canal had on society at the time. The syracuse weighlock building was in operation as a weighlock from 1850 to 1883. The canal, stretching from new york to lake erie, opened up the west in the early 1800s. On october 25, 1825, the entire length of the erie canal was complete. Publisher description seven romance stories take you back to the building of the erie canal and the opening of the midwest to greater development. Conceived in the early 1800s and completed in 1825, the erie canal was the boldest and biggest american engineering project of its century, with enduring political, social, and economic effects.

This title will allow students to analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas. In this edition, sal shows off the canal system, shares the song that made him famous and hopes to entice his fans with coloring pages, connectthedots, word jumbles and a. He was for several years the most able civil engineer in north. Teaching the erie canal with literature and a group projectthis lesson goes perfectly with new york state social studies standards on the erie canal or any class that learns about canals in their transportation unit. More pages devoted to the parades that were held in various cities upon completion of the canal than about the actual building of. On july 4, 1817, construction of the erie canal began in rome, new york. The erie canal has been a major focus of my life since 2006. Linda thompson learn about the construction of the erie canal, built during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, to link lake erie and the other great lakes with the atlantic coast. Ohio and erie canal by boone triplett arcadia publishing. The erie canal would connect to the port of new york city by beginning at the hudson river near troy, new york.

Have the students read the following article you may wish to print the article or simply have them read it from the smart board and see if it can help them answer the. The first segment of the canal would proceed east from rome to the hudson river. This book is a great introduction to the building of the canal. The erie canal is a famed waterway that has connected the hudson river to lake erie for nearly 200 years. It is housed in the syracuse weighlock building dating from 1850.

I want to get him something on the erie canal, but i havent been able to tell if theres anything good out there. Author says building of erie canal holds lessons for present. The erie project raised the standards of canalbuilding, and was thus nicknamed the erie school of engineers. Building the erie canal by linda thompson nook book. It is the perfect book for my 6 and 8 yearolds as we learn about the erie canal. The corridor stretches 524 miles across the full expanse of upstate new york, from buffalo to albany and north along the champlain canal to whitehall. A primary source history of the canal that changed america. Jan 01, 2010 readers of sewell chans interesting upstate dispatches with an interest in the erie canal and three connecting canals which make up todays 524milelong canal system will find more information in my recent book. Building such a long canal was a huge undertaking in the early 1800s. The erie canal museum is a historical museum about the erie canal located in syracuse, new york. It is simple enough for them to understand the basics of what the canal is all about. The cruise goes through the history of the canal and also takes passengers through lock 18.

As part of the nys curriculum, teaching about the new york state canal system can be a fun way to explore the past and discover how the erie canal shaped not only new york state, but america. The building of the erie canal, like the construction of the. The irish backbone of the erie canal the wild geese. The erie canal tells the story of one of americas most ambitious publicworks projects. But new yorkers rallied anyway and got the job done.

How did governor clinton get the funds to build the erie canal. Building the erie canal by rebecca stefoff, hardcover. Originally, it ran 363 miles 584 km from the hudson river in albany to lake erie in buffalo. This section of the erie canal web site contains a number of historical texts relating to the erie canal, some as scans of the original documents. After the erie canal, he went on to build the delaware and hudson canal in 18251828, and after that many other major projects. By 1896 lengthened chambers let most erie canal locks pass two boats through in tandem. Our guides provide a historical prospective on touring the.

The erie canal lap book project home school in the woods. The erie canal allowed boats from new york city on the hudson river to reach rural upstate new york and lake erie. The erie canal as a model of how to build big projects. It also gives a description on the impact it had on the cities along the canal. This book is filled with photographs, interesting facts, discussion questions, and more, to effectively engage young learners in such a significant retelling of events.

Prior to the building of the erie canal the settlers in upstate new york were often from new england. Andrist had published other historical books before passing away in 2004. The building of the erie canal, like the construction of the brooklyn bridge and the panama canal, is one of the greatest and most riveting stories of american ingenuity. Readers should note that this book, despite the publish date of 2016, was actually first published in 1964 by american heritage press, and mr. The idea of developing an allwater route across the isthmus of cape cod had been around since the 1600s, but the canal wasnt built until 1914. A little historical background and a lot of tales about the erie canal. Have you ever heard of a road that was built for boats. The lesson uses the book the erie canal by lisa bullard. Building the erie canal read christian homeschooling help and advice with home school resources and biblical guidance for home education. The erie canal is a canal in new york, united states that is part of the eastwest, crossstate route of the new york state canal system formerly known as the new york state barge canal. Aug 25, 2014 inspired by the erie canal in new york, the state of ohio began surveying routes in 1822 for its own grand internal improvement project. It was the erie canal that first opened up the west to american enterprise and imagination, bringing vast riches and a farreaching vision to a rapidly expanding nation.