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Chapter 8: The Erie Canal and Urban Development

Erie Canal: New York's Gift to the Nation

Historical Context: The Maker of Cities

Historical Context: The Remington Arms Co., Ilion, New York

Historical Context: The Erie Canal and New York City

Historical Context: The Port of New York

1827 Drawing of the western end of the Erie Canal at Buffalo, looking westward down Commercial Slip

1827 Drawing of the western end of the Erie Canal at Buffalo, looking westward down Commercial Slip

Drawing of the western end of the Erie Canal at Buffalo, looking northwest, 1827

Drawing of the western end of the Erie Canal at Buffalo, looking northwest, 1827

Photograph of Buffalo, looking westward, showing the city's harbor, May 13, 1922

Photograph of Buffalo, looking westward, showing the city's harbor, May 13, 1922

Photograph of Buffalo, looking northwest at the Niagara River, May 13, 1922

Photograph of Buffalo, looking northwest at the Niagara River, May 13, 1922

Map of Fayetteville, New York, by Homes Hutchinson, 1834

Map of Fayetteville, New York, by Homes Hutchinson, 1834

Ledger chart, "Prices of Freight between Albany and New-York," Albany, April 1823

Ledger chart, "Prices of Freight between Albany and New-York," Albany, April 1823

Letter from J.H. Green, for Lyman Root, Albany, to Mr. Allen Brown, August 26, 1839

Letter from J.H. Green, for Lyman Root, Albany, to Mr. Allen Brown, August 26, 1839

Letter from J.H. Green, for Lyman Root, Albany, to Mr. Allen Brown, April 30, 1840

Letter from J.H. Green, for Lyman Root, Albany, to Mr. Allen Brown, April 30, 1840

Photograph of hay being loaded from a bridge onto a canal boat at Auriesville, c. 1905

Photograph of hay being loaded from a bridge onto a canal boat at Auriesville, c. 1905

Photograph of Remington & Sons (Remington Arms Company) canal barge, c. 1850

Photograph of Remington & Sons (Remington Arms Company) canal barge, c. 1850

Map of Fayetteville, New York, used as a planning document for the enlargement of the Erie Canal, c. 1847

Map of Fayetteville, New York, used as a planning document for the enlargement of the Erie Canal, c. 1847

Ledger entries for shipping freight between Albany and New York City, 1825

Ledger entries for shipping freight between Albany and New York City, 1825

Letter from Arthur H. Root, Albany, to Mr. Allen Brown, New York, October 22, 1839

Letter from Arthur H. Root, Albany, to Mr. Allen Brown, New York, October 22, 1839

Broadside advertising the Black River and New York Line of canal boats, 1861

Broadside advertising the Black River and New York Line of canal boats, 1861

Tow winding through Highlands, Westpoint, by Augusta Brown, 1896

Tow winding through Highlands, Westpoint, by Augusta Brown, 1896

Photograph of the Remington Arms Company, Ilion, NY, c. 1890

Photograph of the Remington Arms Company, Ilion, NY, c. 1890

Map of Fayetteville, New York, drawn by George L. Schillner, 1896

Map of Fayetteville, New York, drawn by George L. Schillner, 1896

Letter from J.H. Green, for Lyman Root, Albany, to Mr. Allen Brown, July 6, 1839

Letter from J.H. Green, for Lyman Root, Albany, to Mr. Allen Brown, July 6, 1839

Letter from J.H. Green, for Lyman Root, Albany to Mr. Allen Brown, March 6, 1840

Letter from J.H. Green, for Lyman Root, Albany to Mr. Allen Brown, March 6, 1840

Canal Boats on the North River, New York from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 1854

Canal Boats on the North River, New York from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 1854

Canal Boats in their Winter Quarters, from Leslie's Illustrated, May 6, 1871

Canal Boats in their Winter Quarters, from Leslie's Illustrated, May 6, 1871