Black River Canal  (NY)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: July 27, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780738538136
Subjects: History - General History; New York (State); Historic sites; Design and construction; United States - State & Local - General; History; History - U.S.; History: World; History / United States / General; NY; Canals; Pictorial works; General; Black River Canal Region; Historic buildings
First sentence: In 1836, the New York state legislature, with Gov. William Marcy's blessing, authorized construction of the Black River Canalbut the legislature did not specify how engineers were to build an uphill canal through the rugged Lansing Kill Gorge.
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