Buffalo Waterfront - Table of Contents

Erie Canal
Buffalo, NY

Table of Contents:

Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo

Erie Canal Links

Especially for classrooms

• July 2008 Photographs
  
  
• June 2007 Photographs
  
  
• Central Wharf, Erie Canal Harbor
  
  
• Plans and controversy: 2007 Documents
  
  
• Plans and controversy: 2004 Master Plan
  
  
• Plans and controversy: 2000 - LINKS
  
  
• Timothy Tielman, Buffalo's Waterfront: A Guidebook Book excerpts
  
  
• Katheryne T. Whittemore, Carving the Harbor That Built Buffalo Essay
  
  
• Buffalo Geology 1911 book reprint
  
  
• Buffalo's Grain Elevators - LINKS
  
  
• Dug's Dive: Endangered Buffalo Heritage Site
  
  
• Mr. Joy's Address. 1848 Commercial Advertiser newspaper article quoting a speech by the developer of the Commercial Slip terminus of the Erie Canal
  
  
• Samuel Wilkeson Illustrations, history
  
  
• Peter Porter - LINKS

• Map - 1872 Erie Canal Terminus
  
  
• Map - 1896 Buffalo
  
  
• Photographs - Canal District 1910-1925 From the collection of Ronald R. Dukarm

• 1817, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1855, 1860, 1869, 1900, 1925,
  
  
• Eric Brunger, The Ditch That Made Buffalo the Queen City of the Lakes Essay
  
  
• Eric Brunger and Lionel Wyld, Adventures in American History Series: The Grand Canal New Yorkís First Thruway
  
  
• William Chazanof, Buffalo in Her Formative Years
  
  
• Roy Finch, The Story of thre New York State Canals 1928 essay
  
  
• Glenn Mesaros, Leibniz and the Erie Canal
  
  
• John Percy, The Erie Canal: From Lockport to Buffalo Essay
  
  
• Stephen Powell, Ed., Waterways and Canal Construction, 1700-1825. Buffalo, N. Y. Essay

• Completion of the Grand Canal From the newspaper "The Emporium," in Buffalo New York, October 29, 1825, describing ceremonies of October 26, 1825.
  
  
• Erie Canal Bibliography Compiled by Carolyn Keefe. Orgs., Web sites, Articles, etc.
  
  
• Erie Canal Bibliography: Books online (U of R)

• Library of Congress: American Memory (Photos and Documents) Search: Buffalo Erie Canal
  
  
• Photograph - Current map with superimposed historical streets - Apfel Family Roots
  
  
• Photographs - The Erie Barge Canal (Town of Tonawanda - Kenmore History) Includes 21 photos and a short essay by John Percy
  
  
• Photographs - Erie Canal Lock 64 in Pittsford, NY
  
  
• Photographs - The Travels of Tug 44 A photographic cruise log of the Travels of Tug 44 on the Erie Canal, Champlain Canal and Hudson River, including pictures of towns, locks, historical structures, boats, tugboats and other items of interest on the canals.
  
  

• NYLEARNS - Site Search Engine Type in "Erie Canal"
  
  
• The Erie Canal: A Journey Through History (ePodunk) Songs, historic information, post cards, panoramic photos, maps and community profiles to create a comprehensive multimedia package about the canal and its national impact. EXCELLENT
  
  
• The Erie Canal (F. Sadowski, Jr.) Canal System | Locks Images | Maps | Links | Books and Videos | Music. EXCELLENT
  
  
• Canal Culture: The Erie Canal: A Brief History Essay
  
  
• Canal Culture: Roy Finch, The Story of the New York State Canals 1925 essay
  
  
• Canal Culture: Classroom Ideas
  
  
• Canal Culture: Song - "The Erie Canal" Includes downloadable score

• A classroom activity on the Erie Canal (Houghton Mifflin) Involves the Erie Canal song and a printed short journal entry
  
  
• Classroom activity: The Ohio & Erie Canal: Catalyst of Economic Development for Ohio (Teaching With Historic Places)
  
  
• Document Based Question: Erie Canal Bethpage Schools Grade 4

• The Erie Canal Controversy - A WebQuest for 4th Grade Social Studies Introduction | The Task | The Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion
  
  
• Erie Canal OnLine (Syracuse OnLine) Number of links. Geared to school children
  
  
• History of the Erie Canal (U of R students) Links
  
  
• Preservation Coalition, City team up to Build Observation Deck Overlooking Canal District
  
  
• Preservation Coalition / City Observation Deck Overlooking Canal District Opened June 1 Includes hotos
  
  
• Understanding Primary Sources: The Erie Canal