Unfortunlaty there are only a few places left on the Erie Canal inland were there were Freight Docks...Places that I know of were Utica New York----Where there were special locks that raised and lowered boats to a "Inner Harbor".....and Oswego New York were a cement plant has a tie up on the river. Most other places on the Erie Canal have Concreat or Stone Walls with Metal Tie Up Posts... There are restriction on putng docks out into the water..
Brian Dominic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [Default] On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:05:51 -0000, "Mike Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> finished tucking into their plate of fish, chips and mushy peas. Wiping their mouth, they swiggged the last of their cup of tea, paid the bill and wrote:: >On Monday, January 22, 2007 11:00 AM [GMT+1=CET], >FHS CanalClub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Now the Great Ouse is getting nearer to Norfolk - where "staithe" is >> in common usuage for a place for loading and unloading boats >> (Wherries of keels) on the Broads. > >"Staithe" also occures elsewhere - I've come across it in the Leeds & >Liverpool Canal among others. Wigan Pier, for example, (apart from its >passenger-boat function) was also a loading staithe. > I think it also applies to the coal drops in the northeast, too! Brian L Dominic Web Sites: Canals: http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk Friends of the Cromford Canal: http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk (Waterways World Site of the Month, November 2005) --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
