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=== | === Historic Background === | ||
Transportation canals in the United states helped connect isolated rural areas to urban population centers. The golden age of historic transportation canals was from 1820 until railroads | Transportation canals in the United states helped connect isolated rural areas to urban population centers. The golden age of historic transportation canals was from 1820 until the spread of railroads about 1860. Settlers flooded into regions serviced by such canals and the waterways they connected, because they could use the waterways to sell their agricultural products and obtain manufactured goods. The Erie Canal connected New York City to the Great Lakes. The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River system. Pennsylvania combined canals and railroads. New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, and Indiana also built canals that were enticing to settlers.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Canal" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canals (accessed 22 June 2009).</ref> | ||
Understanding the transportation systems available to ancestors can help genealogists better guess their place of origin. Connect the place where an ancestor settled to the nearby canals, waterways, trails, roads, and railroads to look for connections to places they may have lived previously. | Understanding the transportation systems available to ancestors can help genealogists better guess their place of origin. Connect the place where an ancestor settled to the nearby canals, waterways, trails, roads, and railroads to look for connections to places they may have lived previously. | ||
=== List of Significant Canals === | === List of Significant Canals === | ||
Some of the most significant | Some of the most significant canals to American settlers were: | ||
{| | {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="745" align="center" border="1" | ||
|+ '''Chronological List of | |+ '''Chronological List of United States Canals Used by Settlers''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Name''' | | '''Name''' | ||
| '''Opened''' | | '''Date Opened''' | ||
| '''Origin''' | | '''Origin''' | ||
| '''Destination''' | | '''Destination''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Champlain Canal | ||
| 1818/1823 | | 1818/1823 | ||
| Hudson River (Troy, New York) | | Hudson River (Troy, New York) | ||
| Lake Champlain (Whitehall, New York) | | Lake Champlain (Whitehall, New York) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Erie Canal<br> | ||
| | | 1825/1832 | ||
| Hudson River (Albany, New York) | | Hudson River (Albany, New York)<br> | ||
| Lake Erie (Buffalo, New York ) | | Lake Erie (Buffalo, New York )<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Ohio and Erie Canal | | Ohio and Erie Canal | ||
| 1828/1832 | | 1828/1832 | ||
| Lake Erie (Cleveland, Ohio) | | Lake Erie (Cleveland, Ohio)<br> | ||
| Ohio River (Portsmouth, Ohio) | | Ohio River (Portsmouth, Ohio)<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal | | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal<br> | ||
| 1836 | | 1836 | ||
| Georgetown, | | Georgetown, D.C. | ||
| Cumberland, Maryland | | Cumberland, Maryland | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Illinois and Michigan Canal | | Illinois and Michigan Canal | ||
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| Lake Michigan (Chicago, Illinois) | | Lake Michigan (Chicago, Illinois) | ||
| Illinois River (Peru, Illinois) | | Illinois River (Peru, Illinois) | ||
| | |} | ||
=== Sources === | |||
{{ | {{reflist}}<br><br> | ||
[[Category:US_Migration_Canals | [[Category:US_Migration_Canals]] [[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal]] | ||
Revision as of 07:39, 23 June 2009
United States > Migration > Canals
Historic Background[edit | edit source]
Transportation canals in the United states helped connect isolated rural areas to urban population centers. The golden age of historic transportation canals was from 1820 until the spread of railroads about 1860. Settlers flooded into regions serviced by such canals and the waterways they connected, because they could use the waterways to sell their agricultural products and obtain manufactured goods. The Erie Canal connected New York City to the Great Lakes. The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River system. Pennsylvania combined canals and railroads. New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, and Indiana also built canals that were enticing to settlers.[1]
Understanding the transportation systems available to ancestors can help genealogists better guess their place of origin. Connect the place where an ancestor settled to the nearby canals, waterways, trails, roads, and railroads to look for connections to places they may have lived previously.
List of Significant Canals[edit | edit source]
Some of the most significant canals to American settlers were:
| Name | Date Opened | Origin | Destination |
| Champlain Canal | 1818/1823 | Hudson River (Troy, New York) | Lake Champlain (Whitehall, New York) |
| Erie Canal |
1825/1832 | Hudson River (Albany, New York) |
Lake Erie (Buffalo, New York ) |
| Ohio and Erie Canal | 1828/1832 | Lake Erie (Cleveland, Ohio) |
Ohio River (Portsmouth, Ohio) |
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal |
1836 | Georgetown, D.C. | Cumberland, Maryland |
| Illinois and Michigan Canal | 1848 | Lake Michigan (Chicago, Illinois) | Illinois River (Peru, Illinois) |
Sources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Canal" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canals (accessed 22 June 2009).