LibGuides: Corning, New York: The Crystal City: Canals and River Transportation

A guard lock at Gibson, NY, for a feeder canal from the Chemung Canal to the Chemung River. Photo Courtesy of Gary Emerson.

Feeder dam for the Chemung Canal at Gibson, NY. Photo courtesy of Gary Emerson.

A map of the Chemung Canal and feeder canal (numbers indicate locks). Click for larger image. Photo courtesy of the Canal Society of New York State.

The Generations of Corning by Davis Dyer; Daniel Gross
Call Number: TP853.N6 .D99g

ISBN: 0195140958

Publication Date: 2001

Page 62 has information on the Chemung feeder canal.
The Geographic Basis for the Development of the Corning Glass Works by Clayton C. DeLong
Call Number: TP853.N6 .D99g

Publication Date: 1934

A Masters thesis with a unique look at the relationship between the Chemung and Erie Canal and Corning Incorporated.
Horseheads by Marcia Tinker
Call Number: Stacks F129.H74 .T56 2013z

ISBN: 0738599107

Publication Date: 2013

Includes images related to the Chemung Canal (p. 13-16).
The Junction Canal: Being a Concise Account of the Brief Life of a Small Canal in New York’s Southern Tier. by Kieffer, J. Arthur
Call Number: Stacks HE396.J9 .K47

Publication Date: 2009
The Lands of Painted Post by John H. Martin
ISBN: 091293901X

Publication Date: 1993

A history of the lands of Painted Post, which includes a brief but excellent background on the Chemung Canal.
A Link in the Great Chain by Gary Emerson
Publication Date: 2005

An excellent text devoted entirely to the use and history of Chemung Canal.