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Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal She's a good old worker and a good old pal. Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal We hauled some barges in our day. Filled with lumber, coal and hay. We know every inch of the way I know. From Albany to Buffalo Low bridge, everybody down Low bridge, we're coming' to a town. And you'll always know your neighbor.
"Whip and Spur" (1902) is performed at circuses and rodeos. "Low Bridge, Everybody Down", also known as "Fifteen Years on the Erie Canal" or "Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal" (1913) is a well-known song, often referred to as a folk song.
The Erie Canal is a destination for tourists from all over the world, and has inspired guidebooks dedicated to exploration of the waterway. [42] [57] An Erie Canal Cruise company, based in Herkimer, operates from mid-May until mid-October with daily cruises. The cruise goes through the history of the canal and also takes passengers through Lock 18.
The Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed during the 1820s and early 1830s in Ohio. It connected Akron with the Cuyahoga River near its outlet on Lake Erie in Cleveland, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth. It also had connections to other canal systems in Pennsylvania. The canal carried freight traffic from 1827 to ...
Original northern five step lock structure crossing the Niagara Escarpment at Lockport, before restoration. The Flight of Five Locks on the Erie Canal in Lockport, New York is a staircase lock constructed to lift or lower a canal boat over the Niagara Escarpment in five stages. The locks are part of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.
Myron Holley. Myron Holley (April 29, 1779 – March 4, 1841) was an American politician who played a major role in the creation of the Erie Canal. In 1816, he was appointed to the five-person Erie Canal Commission, which had the task of organizing and supervising the canal's construction. As one of two full-time and salaried members of the ...
The New York State Canal System (formerly known as the New York State Barge Canal) is a successor to the Erie Canal and other canals within New York. The 525-mile (845 km) system is composed of the Erie Canal, the Oswego Canal, the Cayuga–Seneca Canal, and the Champlain Canal. [2] In 2014 the entire system was listed as a national historic ...
Police arrested a 15-year-old boy in Fresno, Calif., on Monday (Aug. 31) after he posted an Instagram including lyrics from Eminem's song "I'm Back" that reference the 1999 Columbine High School ...