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Drydocks at Chittenango Landing Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, Chittenango, NY |
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The Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum has excavated and reconstructed this set of three drydocks. They were originally built on the "Enlarged Erie Canal" in 1855.
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The western drydock has a set of swing gates at the entrance, and much of the timber cribbing on the floor is original, discovered during excavation.
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The middle drydock has a "tumble door" which dropped into the water like a pickup truck tailgate.
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The eastern drydock also has a tumble door, but lacks one wall. The slope was used to slide newly constructed boats into the water here.
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This dandy hand-crank mechanism was used to pull the tumble doors closed.
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This ratchet-winch may have been used to haul boats into the drydocks.
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Also on the site is a fully-functional blacksmith shop, as well as a large display of mostly functional woodworking machinery, all dating from the 1800's. There is even an operating sawmill here.
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