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Around Manhattan Island and
Other Maritime Tales of New York
A brief history begins on page 3.
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Boat with visiting members
of Congress going through the Harlem Ship Canal, New
York City, May 5-6, 1903 
A
historical photo of the canal.
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Canal Kingsbridge Hudson And
Harlem Rivers NY 1895
A historical photo of the
canal.
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Digital Public Library of
America
Links to historical photos and documents.
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Filling In New York City
Rivers Was A Popular Idea In the 1800s
Includes a brief history of the waterway and historical
photos.
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Greater New York: Bulletin of
the Merchants' Association of New York, Volume 6 –
1917
An article about plans to update the canal is on page
196.
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Harlem and Spuyten Duyvil
Navigation Company 1860's
Copy of a stock certificate for the navigation company.
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Harlem River
A history and description of the waterway.
Maps and current photos.
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Harlem River Ship Canal
A brief history and description of
the canal. Map, current photo and links to related
sites.
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Harlem River Ship Canal –
1892
A set of communications and reports relating to the
canal.
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Harlem River Ship Canal from
Fordham Road Bridge, New York City
A
historical photo of the canal.
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Harlem Ship Canal
A
brief history of the canal.
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Harlem Ship Canal
A brief history
of the canal.
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Harlem Ship Canal Images
Historical photos, illustrations and maps.
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Harlem Ship Canal Images
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Harlem Ship Canal Opened
1895 Brooklyn Daily Eagle article
about the canal opening ceremonies.
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Harlem Ship Canal, Spuyten
Duyvil, Bronx, N.Y., photo (ca. 1915)
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How Manhattan Island
Banished Marble Hill to the Mainland (but not to the
Bronx)
A
brief history of the canal. Historical
maps and current satellite view.
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Inwood Hill Park: Spuyten
Duyvil Creek
A
brief history of Spuyten Duyvil Creek and its
relationship to the canal.
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Manhattan Water-Bound:
Manhattan's Waterfront from the Seventeenth Century
to the Present
A brief history begins on page 26.
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Minutes
of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil
Engineers - 1897
A paper describing construction of
one of the bridges over the canal. Includes a map
comparing the new canal route to the former waterways
begins on page 220.
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Museum of the City
of New York
A
historical photo of the canal. Links to
conceptionaly similar photos.
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New York State
Historic Newspapers
A set of articles making reference to the canal.
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New York Public Library
Digital Collection
Includes a map and historical photo.
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Opening of the Harlem Ship
Canal, 1895 Invitation
Invitation to the opening of the canal.
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Opening of Harlem Ship Canal :
Procession passing the draw,
Spuyten Duyvil
A historical photo of the canal.
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Original path of Harlem River
An aerial photo of the area, showing
the original location of the river.
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Photo of the Week
A brief history of the
canal. Historical maps, historical and
current photos.
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Proceedings
of the Municipal Engineers of the City of New York
- 1905
A description of the canal begins on page 75.
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Railway World, Volume 34 –
1890
An article in opposition to the proposed canal begins
on page 674.
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Spuyten Duyvil Creek
A brief history and description of the
waterway. Maps and current photos.
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Spuyten Duyvil Creek and the
Harlem Ship Canal
A brief history of the Spuyten Duyvil
Creek and the canal.
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The Bronx: Waterfront History
A brief history of the borough,
including reference to the canal.
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The
Building of the
Harlem River Ship Canal video
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The Harlem Ship Canal
An extensive history. Maps and
historical and current photos.
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The
Harlem Ship
Canal
An
1895 newspaper article about the opening of the canal.
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Union of the Waters
An 1895 newspaper article about the opening of the
canal.
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