Chenango Canal
The Million Dollar Ditch
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings, Reference & Language, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding, History, Photography, Pictorials, Travel
| Author: | Wade Allen Lallier | ISBN: | 9781439660843 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | June 26, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Wade Allen Lallier |
| ISBN: | 9781439660843 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | June 26, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Chenango Canal: The Million Dollar Ditch chronicles the story of a central New York State canal and how it changed the region. In 1825, the Omnibus Canal Bill had called for a survey of a canal linking the Susquehanna River at Binghamton to the Erie Canal in Utica. The idea of a canal was well received in the Chenango Valley but was opposed by many outside it. After eight years of legislative battles, the canal was finally authorized in 1833 with a proposed million-dollar budget. Against seeming insurmountable odds, the 97-mile canal was completed in 1836. Touted as "the best built canal in New York State," the canal was never profitable for the state, but it did bring a measure of prosperity to the communities along its length, delivering cheap coal from Pennsylvania to emerging steam-powered factories.
Chenango Canal: The Million Dollar Ditch chronicles the story of a central New York State canal and how it changed the region. In 1825, the Omnibus Canal Bill had called for a survey of a canal linking the Susquehanna River at Binghamton to the Erie Canal in Utica. The idea of a canal was well received in the Chenango Valley but was opposed by many outside it. After eight years of legislative battles, the canal was finally authorized in 1833 with a proposed million-dollar budget. Against seeming insurmountable odds, the 97-mile canal was completed in 1836. Touted as "the best built canal in New York State," the canal was never profitable for the state, but it did bring a measure of prosperity to the communities along its length, delivering cheap coal from Pennsylvania to emerging steam-powered factories.
