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Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief Drafting
Lead: Seneca Chief as first boat on Canal, some of the other details about the historic one. Mention the new recreated version.
Original 1825 Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief
Details about owner, builder, etc from BMM publication
The original Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief was a packet boat, boats that were primarily designed to carry passengers.
It was owned by Thaddeus Joy and other partners, all of whom were likely freight-forwarders in western New York. The building of the boat was commissioned in 1824 and likely was constructed in either Buffalo or Black Rock, New York.[1]
Detail the "First" journey along the Canal--
salute with cannons
stops along the way
Items it contained
Flotilla details
Wedding of the Waters ceremony itself...
Usage after ceremony? - Used for carrying freight in 1826 and 1827, including flour, furniture, wheat, ashes, etc. In 1829 listed as part of a freight line, as carrying both passengers and merchandise.[1]
2025 Replica Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief
BMM & why they're doing it
Describe recreation process
use newspaper articles to describe their float tests
2025 recreation of journey
Potential Sources:
I'd like to check copies of both Noble Whitford's book[2] for information about the original Seneca Chief, as well as Cadwallader D Colden's Memoir[3] from the celebration of the completion of the Grand Canal.
News articles...[4] [5] [6] [7]
Buffalo Maritime Museum? Check the small publication they made. This includes a summary of the original Seneca Chief and updates of the work they are currently doing on their replica.[1]
Canal Corp and ECNHC ? ECM [8]
References
- ^ a b c DeCroix, Douglas W., ed. (2024). The Erie Canal Volume One: Perspectives at 200. Cheektowaga, NY: Western New York Heritage Inc. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-878097-37-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Whitford, Noble E. (1906). History of the Canal System of the State of New York Together with Brief Histories of the Canals of the United States and Canada. Vol. 1. Albany, NY: Brandow Printing Company. pp. 124–130.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Colden, Cadwallader D. (Cadwallader David) (1825). Memoir, prepared at the request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and presented to the mayor of the city, at the celebration of the completion of the New York Canals. University of Pittsburgh Library System. New York, Printed by order of the Corporation of New York.
- ^ "In 1825 Buffalo's Seneca Chief Opened the Erie Canal in NYC - New York Almanack". 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "Seneca Chief, replica of famed canal boat, welcomed in Medina | Orleans Hub". Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ queenseyes (2024-05-08). "The Launch of the Erie Canal Boat, Seneca Chief". Buffalo Rising. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "First boat to travel down the Erie Canal being rebuilt in Buffalo". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "Designing & Constructing A Replica of DeWitt Clinton's Seneca Chief". Erie Canal Museum. Retrieved 2025-04-19.