Bibliograph

Chenango Canal, the million dollar ditch, Wade Allen Lallier

Type

Label

Chenango Canal, the million dollar ditch, Wade Allen Lallier

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chenango Canal

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Wade Allen Lallier

Series statement

Images of America

Sub title

the million dollar ditch

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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