Edward P. Fynmore
Auteur van Black River Canal (NY) (Images of America)
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Most of the goods transported until its closure in 1924 was timber from logging in the Adirondacks. Many people don't remember that much of the Adirondacks were nearly denuded of timber in the 19th century, especially soft wood used in paper making.
The lives and livelihoods of people along the canal is quite different than our experience today. The canal was made obsolete by railroads and the much larger Barge Canal, still in use today.… (meer)