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TitleShovel handle (Artifact 5)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionArtifact five is a shovel handle that when complete would have been used not only to construct the original canal but also to maintain the banks and depths of the canal through constant maintenance.
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleWooden roller (Artifact 4)
Date Created1830-1998
Descriptionshank 55” long x 2.25” diam.; teeth spread 32”, stay rod 57”; chain ~12’
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleCanal anchor (Artifact 1)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionShank 55” long x 2.25” diam.; teeth spread 32”, stay rod 57”; chain 12’
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleMachine mount from power house (Artifact 82)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionAlong the banks of the canal where there [were] locks and gates “Power House” or “Dog Houses” were located. They provided the housing for the gears and mechanisms needed to open and close the...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleSledge hammer with wooden
handle (Artifact 6)
Date Created1830-1998
Description12 pounds. Artifact 6 is a sledge hammer. It is an important tool in a railroad and canal setting and would have been useful in the construction of wood sections of the canal.
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TitleMule shoe (Artifact 60)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionLarge 6” x 6.5.” Animals, in particular, mules played an important role in the workings of a canal system. Mules provided a means of labor through which boats could be towed in the canal. These...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleGlass bottle of worker's personal object (Artifact nn3)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionBlue, pressed glass, rectilinear 6.5” x 2.25” x 1.25”; Mark: J on bottom.
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleMule shoe (Artifact 58)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionSmall under 3” x 4.” Animals, in particular, mules played an important role in the workings of a canal system. Mules provided a means of labor through which boats could be towed in the canal. ...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleMule shoe (Artifact 59)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionSmall under 3” x 4.” Animals, in particular, mules played an important role in the workings of a canal system. Mules provided a means of labor through which boats could be towed in the canal. ...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleMule shoe (Artifact 61)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionLarge 6” x 6.5.” Animals, in particular, mules played an important role in the workings of a canal system. Mules provided a means of labor through which boats could be towed in the canal. These...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)