this canal boat helped celebrate the shared history of canada and the united
shared history of canada and the united
shared history of canada and the united states hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
states hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
states hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be traveling back to the 1800s aboard
be traveling back to the 1800s aboard
be traveling back to the 1800s aboard the lowest McClure what is historically
the lowest McClure what is historically
the lowest McClure what is historically significant about this boat in this type
significant about this boat in this type
significant about this boat in this type of hope the canal boats really were
of hope the canal boats really were
of hope the canal boats really were invented when the canals were invented
invented when the canals were invented
invented when the canals were invented 1820s in both the United States and
1820s in both the United States and
1820s in both the United States and Canada they needed a boat that could be
Canada they needed a boat that could be
Canada they needed a boat that could be shaped correctly to go through the canal
shaped correctly to go through the canal
shaped correctly to go through the canal which was a highly engineered prism but
which was a highly engineered prism but
which was a highly engineered prism but also go through the locks which were
also go through the locks which were
also go through the locks which were also highly engineered and really
also highly engineered and really
also highly engineered and really restricted the length and beam of a
restricted the length and beam of a
restricted the length and beam of a vessel that could travel through it and
vessel that could travel through it and
vessel that could travel through it and so when you look at this boat you see
so when you look at this boat you see
so when you look at this boat you see it’s very long narrow with straight
it’s very long narrow with straight
it’s very long narrow with straight sides and that’s really for it to
sides and that’s really for it to
sides and that’s really for it to maximize its cargo capacity because it
maximize its cargo capacity because it
maximize its cargo capacity because it was a freight boat but I’ll still allow
was a freight boat but I’ll still allow
was a freight boat but I’ll still allow it to fit through the locks of its
it to fit through the locks of its
it to fit through the locks of its generation so what is she made up the
generation so what is she made up the
generation so what is she made up the boat is a wooden boat it’s a replica
boat is a wooden boat it’s a replica
boat is a wooden boat it’s a replica it’s modeled after two originals both
it’s modeled after two originals both
it’s modeled after two originals both sunk on the bottom of Lake Champlain
sunk on the bottom of Lake Champlain
sunk on the bottom of Lake Champlain both built in the year 1862 and both of
both built in the year 1862 and both of
both built in the year 1862 and both of the type that we call Lake Champlain
the type that we call Lake Champlain
the type that we call Lake Champlain sailing canal boats and so is nautical
sailing canal boats and so is nautical
sailing canal boats and so is nautical archaeologists we documented those boats
archaeologists we documented those boats
archaeologists we documented those boats on the bottom measuring everything we
on the bottom measuring everything we
on the bottom measuring everything we could taking wood samples every place we
could taking wood samples every place we
could taking wood samples every place we could over years until we could create a
could over years until we could create a
could over years until we could create a very accurate set of builders plans we
very accurate set of builders plans we
very accurate set of builders plans we built this boat quite traditionally we
built this boat quite traditionally we
built this boat quite traditionally we mimic the woods we knew up woods were
mimic the woods we knew up woods were
mimic the woods we knew up woods were you sore bottom and sides are mostly
you sore bottom and sides are mostly
you sore bottom and sides are mostly white oak our frame is white oak our
white oak our frame is white oak our
white oak our frame is white oak our deck is white pine our mass or white
deck is white pine our mass or white
deck is white pine our mass or white spruce and we built the boat as
spruce and we built the boat as
spruce and we built the boat as accurately as we could we wanted to
accurately as we could we wanted to
accurately as we could we wanted to build a clone we didn’t want to build a
build a clone we didn’t want to build a
build a clone we didn’t want to build a better boat than then we wanted to build
better boat than then we wanted to build
better boat than then we wanted to build their boat now how are the waterways
their boat now how are the waterways
their boat now how are the waterways connecting Quebec New York and Vermont
connecting Quebec New York and Vermont
connecting Quebec New York and Vermont historically significant to the
historically significant to the
historically significant to the development of those regions well the
development of those regions well the
development of those regions well the interconnected waterways really account
interconnected waterways really account
interconnected waterways really account for much of the military and commercial
for much of the military and commercial
for much of the military and commercial history we share samuel de champlain
history we share samuel de champlain
history we share samuel de champlain traveled these waterways to explore and
traveled these waterways to explore and
traveled these waterways to explore and discover Native Americans travel these
discover Native Americans travel these
discover Native Americans travel these waterways for centuries when the
waterways for centuries when the
waterways for centuries when the military conflicts died down the
military conflicts died down the
military conflicts died down the other ways we’re seen as the logical
other ways we’re seen as the logical
other ways we’re seen as the logical interstate highways boats were the way
interstate highways boats were the way
interstate highways boats were the way people move boats were the way cargos
people move boats were the way cargos
people move boats were the way cargos moved and all of a sudden people realize
moved and all of a sudden people realize
moved and all of a sudden people realize that if you you built a canal at chambly
that if you you built a canal at chambly
that if you you built a canal at chambly you built the canal at machine built a
you built the canal at machine built a
you built the canal at machine built a canal at the southern end of Lake
canal at the southern end of Lake
canal at the southern end of Lake Champlain and connected it to the Hudson
Champlain and connected it to the Hudson
Champlain and connected it to the Hudson you built a canal out west to buffalo
you built a canal out west to buffalo
you built a canal out west to buffalo and maybe one North to us we go all of a
and maybe one North to us we go all of a
and maybe one North to us we go all of a sudden you’ve linked a very big part of
sudden you’ve linked a very big part of
sudden you’ve linked a very big part of our region in a commercial
our region in a commercial
our region in a commercial transportation passenger enterprise
transportation passenger enterprise
transportation passenger enterprise these waterways in their day were the
these waterways in their day were the
these waterways in their day were the indispensable links for moving people
indispensable links for moving people
indispensable links for moving people and freight from point A to point B well
and freight from point A to point B well
and freight from point A to point B well thank you very much it’s my pleasure
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