Posted on 07/31/2016 2:30:19 AM PDT by moose07
The New Yorkers wanted Congress to foot the construction bill but because southern shipping interests feared competition - and controlled Congress - they said "No". The New Yorkers, in effect, said "Screw You", passed the hat among their own, and got it built anyway.
Ah, the "Good Ole Days". :-)
In a neat show of symbolism, they shipped a barrel of Erie water down to the City, where it was poured into the ocean, connecting Erie to the Sea. Then did just the opposite at the Lake Erie terminus.
I’m hopelessly fascinated by the canal system in Britain. From the construction, culture, villages, and even the canal signage.
To be able to just take a cozy boat virtually anywhere has to be a great life.
There is even an entire program from the BBC that is just a video of traveling down a canal with no music or narration. Sadly it seems to have disappeared from YouTube. I fell asleep to it many times because it was so relaxing.
We have chartered boats and cruised the Erie Canal twice. Great experience. I highly recommend it.
Thanks for that link.
You’re welcome.
The restoration and recovery of old canals continues to this day.
He is where it all started.
Check out a book called “Wedding of the Waters” by Peter Bernstein. Terrific history of the canal. Also shows how little politics in Albany have changed in roughly 200 years.
If not mentioned down thread, Google Falkirk Wheel.
Great article, very interesting. Thanks for posting it.
Shout out to another old can thrower! Haven’t done it in years, but I’m confident that I could still do it just as well- like riding a bike!
50.
I didn’t post the thread but it ended up being a lot of fun, right?
A nice change up from the usual.
Ciao!
“Im hopelessly fascinated by the canal system in Britain”
https://www.google.com/search?q=narrowboating&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
“Narrowboating” search
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=narrowboating
YouTube search on “Narrowboating” videos
Those ought to keep you entertained for a while!
While I was on a visit to Shropshire, a friend & his wife took me to see the canals & locks and finally the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ponsyllite+aqueducet
Nice!
Thanks! I will definitely check these out.
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