Balch, George. The Miami and Erie Canal and its relation to the City of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohio: The Association for the improvement of Canal, 1911. --- Information on the health problems the canals caused. The canals were polluted and were causing sicknesses. This information shows why canals disappeared.
“Boston Canal Lock #28”. Peninsula Library and Historical Society/ Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum. Web www.ohiomemory.org. Photograph. 14 May 2010. --- A picture of a canal lock in Boston.
De Pre, Elly. Cincinnati and the Miami and Erie Canal. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1961. --- A document on the changes and benefits the canal made in Ohio. There are before and after pictures of canals turned into roads and railroads.
DeWitt_Clinton.http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3a50463/. Digital Image. 15 May. 2010. --- Picture of De Witt Clinton.
“Family Letter to Thomas Bissell in Monoghan, Ireland”. Ohio Historical Society.Web www.ohiomemory.org, 1840. ---A Letter written by an Irish Immigrant to Thomas Bissell in Ireland. The letter talks about a canal trip and urges Bissell to come to America.
Hickenlooper, Adam. A Canal Town In a Railroad Era. Cincinnati Ohio: Cincinnati Chamber of Comer, 1836. --- A letter asking for the sale of the Miami and Erie canal. Has some important information of why canals disappeared.
Ludwig, Charles. The Playmates of the Towpath. Cincinnati. Ohio: Cincinnati Times. 1850. --- Memories of canals written by the people in Cincinnati. Shows people really missed the canals and were benefited by it. Stories of people on the canal and how goods were transported.
“Public Works of Ohio Map, 1826.” Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio. Map VMF0016-4. Photograph. 13 May 2010. ---This map shows the route of the Ohio & Erie Canal and the beginning of the Miami Canal, which had not yet been completed.
“Railroad Map of Ohio, 1875” Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio. Map VFM0071-4. Photograph. 13 May 2010. ---This map shows railroads, proposed railroads, canals, and many town names. I used this map to show the dominance of railroads.
Wagon. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html. Photograph. 26 Feb. 2010. --- Picture of a wagon.
Secondary Sources
A. Assayag. “Waltz 1900.” hppt://hibou-music.com. Rec. 1900. --- I used this song on my main page as background music. The song is from the same time period as the canals.
Adams, Samuel Hopkins. The Erie Canal. New York: Random House Co, 1953. --- This book has a lot of information on the Erie Canal and how it was build. It also has some great pictures.
Andrist, Ralph K. The Erie Canal 1st ed. New York: American Heritage Pub; book trade and institutional distribution by Harper & Row, 1964. --- This book discusses the problems involved in building the Erie Canal and the importance of this waterway to the development of the United States.
Andy, Hite. Personal Interview. 10 April 2010. --- I had a chance to visit canals and locks in Piqua and Lockington. Andy Hite is the site manager of the Johnston Farm Historic Society. He gave me a lot of great information on the impact and uses of canals. He also gave me a tour of the locks and the remains of the Miami and Erie Canal.
Bromley, Ray. “Erie Canal.” World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book Inc., 2009. ---This Encyclopedia has a lot of in information on the Erie Canal and De Witt Clinton, who planned the canal. There are a lot of geographic facts an the Erie Canal. The canal connects Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the Hudson River.
Cauffield, Joyce. The River Book: Cincinnati and the Ohio. Cincinnati, Ohio: The Program of Cincinnati, 1981. ---This book has information on the construction of canals and locks, what it is like to live on a canal and how the canal helped American industries.
Drago, Harry Sinclair. Canal Days in America: the History and Romance of Old Towpath and Waterways 1st ed. New York: C.N Potter; distributed by Crowns Publishers, 1972. --- This book is about life on the canals. It explained the importance of canals.
G. Gesina. “Violin Walz.” hppt://hibou-music.com. Rec. 1900. --- I used this song on the “How Did Canals Start?” page as background music. It sounds happy and is from the same time period.
G. Leonad. “Paris Emotion.” hppt://hibou-music.com. Rec. 1930. ---I used this song on the “Declines of Canals”page as background music. It sounds sad so it goes with the decline of canals.
Jacobs, David. Bridges, Canals & Tunnels. New York: American Heritage Pub, 1968. --- This book is about the construction of the Erie Canal and who built it. It also has pictures of letters and newspapers from that time. Different maps and sketches of canals and locks.
Leavy, Janey. The Erie Canal: a Primary Source History of Canal that ChangedAmerica. 1st ed. New York: Rosen Central Primary Source, 2003. --- This book has information on the construction of the Erie Canal and how it changed America by vastly improving the movement of goods to settlers in the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. The book also includes a timeline and great pictures.
Nagel, Rob. "Canal." UXL Encyclopedia of Science. 2nd ed. Detroit: U*X*L, 2007. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. 9 Dec. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/infomark.do? &contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve --- Information on different canal boats and the Erie Canal
P. Brejean. “Joyful Day.” hppt://hibou-music.com.1940. --- I used this song because it is joyful.
Roseboom, Eugene. A History Of Ohio. Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio Historical Society. 1969. ---This book has information on the canals and locks in Cincinnati and Ohio. It also has Pictures of canals and locks of Ohio.
Volpe, Paul. “Digging Clinton’s Ditch.” Virginia: American Studies at University of Virginia. 12 May 2010. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA02/volpe/canal/firstpage.html --- This website has a lot of information on the impacts of the Erie Canal. It also had a great population chart.
Waggoner, Madeline Sadler. The Long Haul West: the Great Canal Era, 1817-1850. New York: Putnam Inc., 1958. --- This book is about the construction of the Erie Canal. Why canals became popular.