This is an ink, wash and charcoal map of a section of the Erie Canal in Rome. The map is split into two views. The first view shows the Mohawk River, the Old Rome Canal, a guard lock, a canal feeder, two bridges and the Road to Whitestown. The second view shows Little Oneida Creek, a guard bank on the north side of the canal, a bridge, eight buildings and the Road to Whitestown. The red lines indicate courses and distances. The blue lines indicate canal right-of-way. The map also shows the properties of Chester and Elisha House, Dominick Lynch, George Huntington and Company, Benji G. Whitall, the Heirs of A. H. Lawrence and Lot No. 4 and 5.

Identifier
NYSA_A0848-77_MC7_DR7_V7_E7_34

Date Original
1834

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, A0848-77, Canal System Survey Maps, 1832-1843, Map no. E7-34

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