An album of photographs showing the construction of the Erie Canal around Rochester, N.Y. in 1917-1918.

Excerpt from The Canal System of New York State: Issued, Albany, October 1, 1917 This pamphlet deals with the canal system as it will exist in 1918, after the completion of the improvement project. It has been issued for the purpose of presenting to the public in concise form practical information as to the navigable waterways of New York State. The information given is general in its nature, but will be supplemented by the department with details on any point upon request. Technical data of all nature has been omitted, inasmuch as such will be found in other publications. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

1859 accompanied by volume of maps with title: Engravings of plans, profiles and maps, illustrating the standard models, from which are built the important structures on the New York State canals.