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Episodes tagged "Market Revolution": 1 through 3 of 3

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  1. John Johnston’s Tile Drainage and its Profound Effects on Agriculture
    date 1848 to 1852map SENECA, New Yorktags Market Revolution, Immigration, Technology, New York, Agriculture

    John Johnston was an immigrant from Scotland who brought the tile drainage technique to the United States in 1821.  Once he arrived he immediately traveled to and settled in upstate New York after he bought a cheap plot of land.  The reason for its low price was because it was believed to be unprofitable soil.  But Johnston started to raise animals and slowly integrated his tile drainage idea throughout...

  2. The Proclaimed Truth behind the Erie Canal
    date February 7, 1821map ONTARIO, New Yorktags Robert Troup, DeWitt Clinton, Philip Schuyler, Elkanah Watson, Internal Improvements, Public Works, Lake Canal Policy, Politics, Migration/Transportation, Market Revolution, Erie Canal

    On February 7, 1821, an article in the Geneva Palladium attempted to vindicate the claims of the progenitor of the Erie Canal.  The author of the article claimed that while DeWitt Clinton was often credited with the creation of the Erie Canal, Philip Schuyler and Elkanah Watson are in fact the true progenitors of this magnificent waterway.  With the help of Robert Troup’s pamphlet published in...

  3. The first use of the Seneca Cayuga and Erie Canals to transport commodities across New York State
    date November 23, 1823map CAYUGA, New Yorktags Market Revolution, Erie Canal, Seneca Cayuga Canal, Canal, Economy

    John Osborne and Samel Seely were the owners of the first vessel to travel from Geneva, New York to New York City solely by waterways. It was November 1823 when Osborne and Seely packed the Mary and Hannah with goods from the West including eight hundred bushels of wheat, tons of butter, and barrels of beans. After the boat was packed, the crew took off for New York City by means of the Seneca Cayuga...