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Great story... good job.

My Great-grandmaw was born in 1875, my Grandpaw was born in 1905. They were both living while this canal was in operation. My Great-grandmaw passed in the early seventies, she lived to see the space age. History is not as long ago as we think.

this is great

Loved this,wish I would have known this wonder

After the paper mill shut down me and my buddies used to drive all the way from Rome to exsplore it and it was worth it. It looked like they just got up and left I found a beer chip in one of the lockers to a bar in Rome that’s still open I find that very interesting

I absolutely enjoyed your carvings! I could never afford to buy one but I adore your sarcasm! Your are my kind of artist!

Just great…fabulous creative individual!

my name is jessie ealy noted at 1:28 to 1:30 in the clips

I had the pleasure of knowing Pete Cecere when he lived in Reston, VA in the 1990's. He and my dad were both USIA officers, and I was so happy to watch this film, and remember his ecentric nature, and his immense capacity for kindness and humor.

Great show

It has been a great gift knowing you Pete. Thanks for this documentary.

My father is in this documentary and I’m so proud of him. He didn’t get the pleasure of talking in this video but he was shown working in it consistently.. I have even more respect for him for doing this dangerous job.

excelente documental , saludos

1st year apprentice here

I remember that place

When I was a boy my favorite summertime activity was swimming behind the Hawkinsville Dam, a few miles outside Boonville. We had a place on Moose River Road and I would wander in the woods, collecting remnants of the old logging industry. I had quite a collection of rusty wagon parts. My older brother had a summer job as a teenager clearing the locks on a section of the Canal, and I just sent him the link to this video. I’m sure he’ll enjoy it, as I did! Now I need to go read the book on the Forestport Breaks. Thank you!

No way they can build this

All of these Canals were inspired by President George Washington and the now famous (rather infamous at the time) Great Falls, Virginia Canal Project...the difference being all of these Canals upon Upstate New and a very important one upon Downstate New York which effectively created New York City were for one purpose and one purpose only namely *"support a Railroad Network"* (which would later include The Telegraph Network which would be invented in the USA.) This Design was ultimately *HUGELY* successful creating the largest Railroad to ever exist in the New York Central with Terminus at Grand Central Terrminal in Mid-town Manhattan and allowing for New York City to become the Financial Capital of the World on or about 1900-present. Hard to overstate the importance of this History therefore so *AWESOME* work here!

Nice

Boy Clinton called that one eh?

Local 806 for life .

Kinda weird the section of the man and his family. Just seems so out of place lol the wife just seems so done with him and he just doesnt give af He even said he pretended to be hurt still so she would give him sponge baths for an extra month. The women even started crying cause she said he has nothing to give her and its been like that for 15+ years💀

I own and operate a sand blasting company, this is what we aspire to accomplish 🙏. What a fantastic and excellently done documentary❗️ thanks for putting it together and sharing it with us‼️

Well done

I’m a proud bridge painter :)

very Good Job Lady's & Gentlemen, Please be Safe. fr. Canada.

How do I join the team

That one guy talking about "When you look down". 30+ years on a suspension bridge and I don't look down. Several times we've had night jobs where below the plank it's pitch black and that is SUPER weird. You don't "look down" that much in general, but those nights when "down" does not exist is just freaky

Beautiful video! Border Town: ruclips.net/video/5Zs2y1OMpCs/видео.html

He was my great grandfather

Really amazing!

Just when I feel like our country is going down the drain, these Americans give me hope that we will overcome. Great film, my hats off to all the bridge workers who keep us safe.

I always camped and hand out beside the Hocking canal. When I was 18 it really didn't mean much. It was cool but had no idea the work that went into building it.

That is so cool that you had a person that actually was there. Very valuable information that will be lost.

Music for "Pianissimo" and "Background" was created by Leonard Popkin (Lenny Popkin) That is the music you are hearing on this soundtrack.

I know Steve F they talked to a few times. Dude is BEAT UP. This job isn’t for the weak! I built scaffold in chemical plants and that job doesn’t even come close to comparing! Love y’all

The canal was a big deal for Boonville and north, but my experience with it was in Rome, living on Wright Settlement Rd near Ridge Mills. We played under the bridge over both the Mohawk and the remains of the canal. Also in the ruins of the mill that pumped water from the river to a the city reservoir nearby (was this one of the 'Ridge Mills'? what were the others?). I was selfishly hoping the film would describe more of the scene of the canal on Rome, but wow, what an awesome accomplishment.

What a fabulous documentary....NY State .. amazing history thx

I, for one, would like to hear some Halfway House Saturday night stories.

these people should of built some fire trucks n boats lol !!! great video !

To think that any of these canals, (especially the Erie Canal) was dog by Irish immigrants huh? with pick axe and shovel ,horse and wagons? People have (by design) lost their ability to reason. Let go of all beliefs and learn to think again. There was much more in the way of architecture than is ever depicted in photos here. Glorious buildings, canals of course and a street grid that was in place in all the cities in the world (including Booneville) long before 1800. That is a simple fact. No one has ever told us where all the f-ing mud came from either. (@48:28 - 49:14 for instance) Look at the street. All cobblestone beneath that mud with outstanding curbs sidewalks to the sides. Pick ax ,shovel horse and buggy? Wow Those Irish must have brought their women with them to help with such a herculean task. Lol. I always knew there was no way to have built that Erie canal as we are told they did in 7 yrs? One would be hard pressed to see the waterlines replaced in their town over the next 100 yrs.. these seemingly impossible stories are just that. One Giant Lie For Mankind! Research Mudfloods and the catastrophic events that happened in early 1800's and changed the face of nature worldwide. You wont find any of it in your encyclopedias It was a glorious world back then. The world is a pos now. Thanks for the video!

Nicely done

Wow history of New York corruption in politics using water for political purposes. Actually causing the death of people to make money. Causing destruction of infrastructure to have a job. Yes it sounds like New York had domestic terrorism even back then. Let's see if RUclips lets me post that. New York has been corrupt forever

Rome NY State no aqueduct land.

Near the highways in Ma. the old canals run in the woods along the route.

In Europe, especially England, there has been an ongoing effort to preserve their extensive canal system. This has resulted in a much tourism. A large number of people now own canal boats and travel on these canals.

nice work! Thanks.

A story about how early transport technology worked and faded as newer technology replaced it. Wagon transport was replaced by the cannels, replaced by railroads, and replaced by trucks. So goes the world, always changing and effecting people in negative ways, just to improve the life of the majority.

We have a canal and tow path ending in the city I live in, starting in Chicago. It was built to link the great lakes , Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River. The Illinois Michigan canal starts in Chicago and ends up in La Salle Illinois and connects to the Illinois river which in turn is connected to the Mississippi River. With that canal build one can start a trip from the St. Lawrence seaway, thru the great lakes and into the I&M canal, Locking thru to the Illinois River, and in turn into the Mississippi river,, South all the way to the gulf of Mexico, Transverse the gulf and around the Key Island in Florida, Sail north along the eastern seaboard until the St. Lawrence seaway takes you around for another trip. Always wanted to due that,, six months north in summer, six months south in winter. Life as a sea dog,, ha ha. Different river city every evening.

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