Black River Canal documents in images how a manmade river transformed a region. This upper New York State canal was an improbable engineering success. In 1825; DeWitt Clinton proposed construction of a canal that would link the Erie Canal at Rome with the Black River at Lyons Falls. The idea was well received; but the obstacles were great. The canal would have to run uphill. In the end; the 35-mile overland canal required a record 109 locks to negotiate a rise and fall of 1;079 feet. Construction was authorized in 1836; and against all odds; the Black River Canal was fully operational in 1855. The canal brought a measure of prosperity to an isolated region of the state and promoted development of a wood products industry that continues to this day.
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