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Before the Chemung Canal was built, arks were used to transport goods down the Chemung River to the Susquehanna River. That could only be done a few weeks out of the year when the rivers had enough water.
A dam was constructed in the Chemung River at Gibson, near Corning, NY, to provide water for the Chemung Canal.
This photo shows some of the remains of the dam for the Chemung Canal near Gibson.
More remains of the dam for the Chemung Canal.
Here is a photo of the guard lock at Gibson, NY taken in the 1870s. Water from the dam at the Chemung River was let into the canal at this location.
This photo shows the guard lock in Gibson (seen just above the men in the wagon) and in the background to the upper right is the dam. This is the area of exit 47 to Corning off of Interstate 86 today.
This is a photograph of Havana, NY (Montour Falls today) during the time of the Civil War. The bridge over the canal is in the foreground.
This photo taken in 1910 shows Coal Slip on Seneca Lake in Watkins Glen. Here railroad cars loaded with coal transshipped their cargoes into canal boats to be towed north on Seneca Lake to the Cayuga and Seneca Canal in Geneva, NY.
Remains of the Chemung feeder canal in Big Flats. This photo was taken from the parking lot of Sam's Club in Consumer Square.
Another photo of the feeder canal. This was taken from the parking lot of the Simmons-Rockwell car dealership in Big Flats, NY.
The remains of a lock on the Chemung Canal near Millport, NY.
Some canal workers pose at Lock 49.
Lock 49, known as the spill lock, was where the Clemens Center Parkway joins Water Street in Elmira. This lock was intended to allow boats to lock into the Chemung River, but it was rarely used as the water level in the river was usually too low.
Lock 49 was where the Clemens Center Parkway meets Water Street in Elmira, NY.
When the mules or horses were changed, they had to be "tailed" to keep them from getting spooked and jumping into the canal.
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