HISTORIC HIGHWAYS OF AMERICA
VOLUME 14
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View of Old Erie Canal Basin at Buffalo
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HISTORIC HIGHWAYS OF AMERICA
VOLUME 14
The Great American Canals
by
Archer Butler Hulbert
With Maps and Illustrations
Volume II
The Erie Canal
THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY
CLEVELAND, OHIO
1904
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COPYRIGHT, 1904
BY
The Arthur H. Clark Company
ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
PAGE
Preface
11
I.
The Mohawk and its Improvement
15
II.
Early Promoters and their Dreams
43
III.
Clinton’s Memorial
62
IV.
Planning, Building, and Opening
104
V.
Local Influences of the Canal