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Brian Dudley posted two photos with the comment: "The old canal in downtown Rochester. First photo is right after opening of the Barge Canal which bypassed the city. The weighlock is clearly seen here. The second photo is from the same direction after the weighlock was demolished and the canal bed was begun to be excavated for the Subway."
"Erie Canal Aqueduct over Genesee River" has move information on the aqueduct.
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| bloomberg "The Erie Canal runs through the heart of Rochester in the early 1900s. As in Syracuse and Albany, urban sections of the waterway were “dewatered” and paved over after the expanded Barge Canal opened in 1918.Source: Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection/Library of Congress" |
The above photo shows boats approaching the aqueduct over the Genesse River.
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| Postcard via Bridge Hunter via Dennis DeBruler, which has more images of the canal in Rochester. |
Is this also the aqueduct?
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| 585Viral Founded in 1803 as "Rochesterville" by Colonel Nathaniel Rochester and his partners, Rochester, NY, became America's first "boomtown" due to its prime location on the Genesee River and the Erie Canal. Known as the "Flour City" (and later "Flower City"), it was a major 19th-century industrial hub before evolving into a center for innovation, nurturing companies like Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb. |
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| Matt Korona posted The Genesee River Aqueduct in Rochester Ny |
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| Matt Korona posted Scenes from Rochester Ny Erie Canal Daniel Goodman: That might be the sherwood shoe factory in the distance, with Goodman st crossing. [Another comment confirmed Goodman. Since it appears that the canal is bending to the right, I think we are looking West.] |
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| 1895/95 Rochester Quad @ 62,500 via Dennis DeBruler |
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| 1827 Map via ErieCanal |
Brian Dudley posted two photos with the comment: "The old canal in downtown Rochester. First photo is right after opening of the Barge Canal which bypassed the city. The weighlock is clearly seen here. The second photo is from the same direction after the weighlock was demolished and the canal bed was begun to be excavated for the Subway."
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| Ronald Sauers commented on Brian's post |
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| Ronald Sauers commented on Brian's post Looking South. |
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| Ronald Sauers commented on Brian's post Looking North . |
The stone-arch bridge is Court Street Bridge.
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| Hudson River Lightkeeper posted Canal Favorites - Rochester Weighlock |
"New York State charged tolls for cargo transported along the Erie Canal. The amount of the toll depended on the weight of the cargo. Weigh locks were used to determine a cargo’s weight. The Rochester Weighlock, seen here, was built in 1852. It was located on the west bank of the canal running along the east side of the Genesee River, just south of Court Street and a couple of blocks away from the Genesee Aqueduct. Canal boats would enter the covered area, where the toll was determined by the weight of the loaded boat. This view faces south/southwest." [RochesterVoices]
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| Albert Stone Collection |
The Weighlock in Syracuse is now a museum and those notes have more information on weighlocks.
Yvonne Wall posted 9 images with the comment:
Rochester, Erie CanalErie Canal Aqueduct Over Genesee River, Rochester 1907 & 1906. There was a great post on it with video and I thought I would share what I have over 100 years ago. The last photo posted, I am not sure where that is.
Jim Hastings: I wish the canal still went through Rochester, like Austin Texas with shops etc, and a lock system to give access to Lake Ontario! Sure would be a shot in the arm for downtown!
Patrick Chefalo: Jim Hastings As close as we might get. Hope they remove the graffiti though.
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| Justin Buonaccorso commented on Yvonne's post pretty sure the last photo is showing the Lower Falls... |
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| Justin Buonaccorso commented on his comment Here's another one from the same view. you can see the Driving Park Bridge on the far left... |
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| Tom Page commented on Yvonne's post Original Erie Canal ("Clinton's Ditch") aqueduct in Rochester: |
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| Ronald Sauers commented on Yvonne's post |
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