SOURCE: [ARCH, 1832]
Technology
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"A weigh lock weighs cargo boats in order to determine the tolls owed." "The toll per ton differed with the nature of the cargo, and the state adjusted the tolls depending on the economic and political climate of the moment." |
"It is proper that I should render a just tribute of merit to a gentleman who now stands high in his profession ... to this gentleman I could always apply counsel and advice in any great or difficult case." Canvass White, an engineer, patented a cement mixture which was influential in building the canal.
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Chittenango Landing Dry Dock
"Here new boats were built and others repaired in the dry dock."
-Charley Thorn, Huntington Herald
The canal also inspired the creation of more advanced bridges, which evolved to become the bridges of today.
"There were other types of bridges also used on the Erie Canal, each designed for a particular use: The Lift Bridge... The Drawbridge... and The Change Bridge." |
The Ruins Of Schoharie Crossing Aqueduct
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Antebellum America lacked engineering. The canal became its first technological marvel.