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A flat bottom boat offers more buoyancy and less resistance over a v bottom. The canal did not require the speed and agility of a v bottom or a twin Hull. Most important was keeping the mule in good shape as it pulled the weight of the boat from the path alongside the canal.
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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.
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.
What power propelled the Erie Canal boats?
It depended on the type of boat, but mules or horses usualy.
Did people live in the boats that traveled the Erie Canal?
According to the Erie Canal web site: " In many cases, the boats were also home for a family, as the father would captain the boat, the mother would be the cook, and the children would play or help out as needed."
