Bibliograph

Erie Canal, Andrew P. Kitzmann and the Erie Canal Museum

Type

Label

Erie Canal, Andrew P. Kitzmann and the Erie Canal Museum

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Erie Canal

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Andrew P. Kitzmann and the Erie Canal Museum

Series statement

Postcard history series

Summary

The Erie Canal was completed in 1825 and became the backbone of an economic and cultural explosion that defined the image of New York. The canal's development spurred successful industry and a booming economy, sparking massive urban growth in an area that was previously virtually unexplored wilderness. People poured west into this new space, drawn by the ability to ship goods along the canal to the Hudson River, New York City, and the world beyond. Erie Canal is a compilation of 200 vintage images from the Erie Canal Museum's documentary collection of New York's canal system. Vintage postcards depict life and industry along the canal, including not only the Erie itself but also the lateral and feeder canals that completed the state-wide system

Target audience

adult

Classification