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Who were the hoggees?
Hoggees were men, women and children who used horses and mules to pull boats along the Erie Canal.
What effect did the Erie Canal have on the cities located along the Canal?
The cities along the Erie Canal became prosperous.
How did New York pay for the Erie Canal?
The Erie Canal was paid off by the tolls payed by the boats that were passing through the canal.
What are the release dates for Along the Erie Canal - 1998?
Along the Erie Canal - 1998 was released on May 1998,
Is the Erie Canal still in use today?
Yes the Erie Canal is still in business today. Much of it is now recreation but there is still commercial traffic such as barges of corn from Canada to be turned into ethanol.https://www.npr.org/2013/06/25/195426326/commercial-shipping-revived-along-erie-canal
What types of boats were used on the Erie and the Chemung Canal?
The Chemung Canal was very similar to the Erie Canal. It connected the Finger Lakes region of New York with the Susquehanna River. Both canals used barges or packet boats.
What is an Erie Canal city?
There are a number of cities along the Erie Canal including Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, and Utica.
What cities are along the Erie Canal?
Buffalo, NY is the westernmost city on the Erie Canal.
Why were mules used on the Erie Canal?
Mules were used on the Erie Canal primarily for their strength and endurance, making them ideal for towing canal boats along the waterway. They could pull larger loads over long distances, which was essential for transporting goods efficiently. Additionally, mules were well-suited to the canal’s environment and could navigate the towpaths alongside the water, providing a reliable means of propulsion for the canal boats. Their use contributed significantly to the canal's overall operational success.
How did boats move up and down in the Erie Canal?
Boats moved up and down in the Erie Canal using a system of locks. These locks are essentially water-filled chambers that can be raised or lowered. When a boat enters a lock, water is either added or drained to adjust the water level, allowing the boat to ascend or descend to the next segment of the canal. This innovative engineering enabled navigation across varying elevations along the canal's route.
What bodies of water is the Erie Canal located between?
Boats came down the the Hudson river to Albany. From Albany the canal started. Waterways along the canal included: Cayuga Lake, Mohawk River, Montezuma Marsh, Irondequoit Creek, Genesee River, Niagara River and the Buffalo River. Finally at Buffalo, the canal reached Lake Erie.
How deep is the Erie Canal today?
Because canal boats were shallow-draft, flat-bottomed vessels, the original depth of the Erie Canal was about 4 feet. It was deepened over the years until in the early 20th Century it was dredged to a minimum depth of 12 feet to accommodate traffic which is primarily made up of pleasure boats.
