This is an ink, wash and charcoal map of a section of the Erie Canal in Root. It shows the Mohawk River, Putnam’s or Richard’s Creek, Willow Basin, three bridges, ten buildings, an area conveyed to the state by Conradt Rickard and an unidentified road that crosses the canal. The red lines indicate courses and distances. The blue lines indicate canal right-of-way. The map also shows the properties of Simon Tull, Conradt Rickard, William Prentup and the Dutch Reformed Church of Albany.

Identifier
NYSA_A0848-77_MC7_DR9_V9_E9_21

Date Original
1834

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, A0848-77, Canal System Survey Maps, 1832-1843, Map no. E9-21

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