Erie Canal
Primary Sources
Bye, Stephen. Erie Canal, Lockport, N.Y.. 1910. Reconstruction of the Lockport Locks.
http://www.eriecanal.org/Lockport-1.html.
This is relevant because we need to know about the lock system. The lock system is important because it is how the canal moves the boats down and up stream
CAMPBELL W. WILLIAM “THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF DE WITT CLINTON.” Life and Writings of De Witt Clinton - Front Matter, www.eriecanal.org/texts/Campbell/Campbell.html.
This is relevant because it is Dewitts and the other commissioners' journey throughout the land and also the transportation taken there. Ex. Albany to Little falls to rome.
Colden, Cadwallader D. “Memoir prepared at the request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and Presented to The Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals.” Memoir / Cadwallader D. Colden, The Corporation of New York, http://www.eriecanal.org/texts/Colden/Memoir.html.
This is relevant because we need to know about the completion of the Erie Canal. This is important because we need to know about the completion of the Erie Canal
Eaton, Dea M. “Five Years on the Erie Canal: an Account of Some of the Most Striking Scenes and Incidents, during Five Years' Labor on the Erie Canal, and Other Inland Waters, ...” HathiTrust, 18 Apr. 2019, babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101013367501&view=1up&seq=160
This is relevant because it was a first hand account on the Erie Canal. This is important to the topic because we need first person accounts for accuracy.
Geddes: Origin and History of the Measures That Led to the Construction of the Erie Canal, www.eriecanal.org/texts/Geddes-1866/body.html
This was relevant to our topic because it told about all the legal steps that needed to be taken to build the canal. It is important because we need to know how the canal was built.
Rutherford, John. “FACTS AND OBSERVATIONS IN Relation to the Origin and COMPLETION OF THE ERIE CANAL.” University of Rochester, N.B Holmes, 1825, pp. 1–1. https://www.eriecanal.org/texts/Rutherfurd.html
It is relevant because it describes the completion of the Erie Canal. This info is important because we need to know when the Erie Canal was completed.
Nathaniel Hawthorne The Canal Boat New-England Magazine, No. 9, December, 1835, pages 398-409. https://www.eriecanal.org/texts/Hawthorne/canalboat.html
It is relevant because it is a first hand account of the canal ten years after its construction.
Stone, William. “NARRATIVE OF THE FESTIVITIES OBSERVED IN HONOR OF THE COMPLETION OF THE GRAND ERIE CANAL UNITING THE WATERS OF THE GREAT WESTERN LAKES WITH THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. BEGUN AT BUFFALO, ON THE TWENTY-SIXTH OF OCTOBER, A.D. EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE, AND ENDED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ON THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, FOLLOWING.” Memoir / Cadwallader D. Colden -- Appendix (Page 2), www.eriecanal.org/texts/Colden/Appendix2.html#Stone.
This is relevant because it was a first hand account of the mapping of the Erie Canal. It is important because we need to know how the mapping of the Erie Canal.
The Great Water Highway through New York State, 1829, www.eriecanal.org/texts/Mirror.html
This was a first hand account of travels on the Erie Canal. It's important because we need to know the travels on the Erie Canal.
Peale, Rembrandt. DeWitt Clinton. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DeWitt_Clinton_by_Rembrandt_Peale.jpg
This is a primary source because it is a portrait of what DeWitt Clinton looks like. What I would do is
James Sharples. Portrait of Gouverneur Morris Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, UK / The Bridgeman Art Library International
This is a primary source. This is very useful because it is a portrait of Morris and it can be used to showcase what he looks like.
Etched portrait of Thomas Eddy, American merchant, banker, philanthropist and politician from New York, 1843. From the New York Public Library. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).
This is a primary source. This is very useful because it is a photo of Eddy and it can be used to show case who he is.
Engraved image of James Geddes. collection of the Onondaga Historical Association, 321 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, N.Y.
This is a primary source. This is very useful because it is a photo of James Geddes and it can be used to show case who he is.
“Hawley Family History Blog.” Hawley Family History Blog, www.dmarlin.com/hawley/blog/march2012/index.html.
This document was used to show how Jesse Hawley’s papers influenced and persuaded Government officials such as DeWitt Clinton
“Map and Profile of The Erie Canal.” eriecanal.org, 1825, https://www.eriecanal.org/maps.html, Accessed. May, 18, 2020
I used this map to display the whole route of the Erie Canal.
Meeder, Philip. DeWitt Clinton pours water from Lake Erie into the Atlantic Ocean after completion of the Erie Canal. 1826, New York Public Library
This is a picture on what happened during the Erie Canal grand opening. We used this photo on the timeline page.
Secondary Sources
Camillus Erie Canal Park. “TIME LINE OF THE ERIE CANAL.” Camillus Erie Canal Park. http://www.eriecanalcamillus.com/images/school_tours/teacher_resources/Erie_Canal_Long_Timeline.pdf
This is important because it outline the major events of the Erie Canal.
“Canal Corporation.” Canal History - New York State Canals,www.canals.ny.gov/history/history.html
This is important because it gives a brief but detailed explanation of the history of the canal.
Dunbar and May. ‘The Erie Canal” Geo, http://geo.msu.edu/extra/geogmich/eriecanal.html
This is important because it gives a good example of the price it cost to build the canal. We used this on our descriptive paragraph on the homepage.
Geographic History. The Erie Canal Documentary . YouTube, YouTube, 24 Nov. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=d31btbGNgx8
This is a secondary source. This is important because it explains the importance of transportation brought by the canal. We used this information on the effects page.
“History and Culture.” A National Treasure, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, https://eriecanalway.org/learn/history-culture.
This is important because it explains why the canal made New York one of the most successful port cities in America. We used this information for te effects page.
History.com Editors. Erie Canal. History, March 15, 2018 http://history.com/topics/landmarks/erie-canal
This is important because it gives insight as to the events that led to the building of the canal. We used this information on our construction page.
Maready, Ashley, director. Erie Canal Museum's Curator Talks: The Life and Times of DeWitt Clinton. Youtube.com, 14 Apr. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHIdK3s5OO8&t=1148s.
This is a video on DeWitts Clinton's contribution on the Erie Canal and the canal's construction. We used a clip of this video on the construction page.
“Steel Engraving by William Tombleson Showing a Lock on the Erie... News Photo.” Getty Images, www.gettyimages.com/photos/erie-canal?sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=erie%2Bcanal.
This is important because it gives some insightful pictures of what the Erie canal and it's components look like. We used these images on the thesis page, and the construction page.
“The Economic History of the Erie Canal.” The Economic History of the Erie Canal, Silicon Valley & Tornado Alley USA, www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/eriecanal.htm.
This information is a detailed history on the Erie Canal. We used this information on the construction page and the time line page.