History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 — Barge Canal and Proposed Improvements

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History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
Barge Canal and Proposed Improvements

[This information is from Vol. I, p. 23 of History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, edited by Nelson Greene (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925). It is in the Schenectady Reference collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.7 G81h. This online edition includes lists of portraits, maps and illustrations. As noted by Paul Keesler in his article, "The Much Maligned Mr. Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]

New York State Barge Canal and Proposed Improvements as of 1925.

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Map: Barge Canal and Proposed Improvements

Key to Canal Signs

[symbol] represents Barge-Canal
[symbol] represents a canalized river
[symbol] represents a canalized lake

represents proposed Black-River Barge-Canal improvement
represents proposed Seneca-Lake=Chemung-River Barge Canal improvement
represents proposed Glens-Falls feeder Barge-Canal improvement
represents proposed Newtown-Creek=Flushing-Bay Barge Canal improvement
represents proposed Flushing-Bay=Jamaica-Bay Barge Canal improvement

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925Barge Canal and Proposed Improvements

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
Barge Canal and Proposed Improvements