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- Canal Boats In Winter Quarters, New York, circa 1903 - Some canals were impassable during winter months. Many Erie Canal captains rafted their boats up and had them towed down the Hudson River to New York City. Canal boat captains (often with their families) lived on docked boats or rented nearby housing, overhauling the boats or working temporary jobs elsewhere until the weather warmed and canals became navigable again.
- circa 1903
- Collections - Artifact
Canal Boats In Winter Quarters, New York, circa 1903
Some canals were impassable during winter months. Many Erie Canal captains rafted their boats up and had them towed down the Hudson River to New York City. Canal boat captains (often with their families) lived on docked boats or rented nearby housing, overhauling the boats or working temporary jobs elsewhere until the weather warmed and canals became navigable again.