Canal Street - Revision history

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			Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Canal Street'''

	"To Examine Canal Street" ''Salem Evening News'', Apr. 14, 1893, p. 1		"To Examine Canal Street" ''Salem Evening News'', Apr. 14, 1893, p. 1

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	Roslyn Street to a point above the Eastern Railroad tracks. It was to have walls of stone, but the bottom would be made of spruce or pine planks.		Roslyn Street to a point above the Eastern Railroad tracks. It was to have walls of stone, but the bottom would be made of spruce or pine planks.
	The plan included a street that would run beside the canal (Canal Street.)		The plan included a street that would run beside the canal (Canal Street.)

			At some point the plans changed to include part of Canal Street running over the canal. It was used to bring sewage out of South Salem as well.

			By 1914, this canal seems to have failed to hold up, as city councilors called for emergency repair, calling a portion the covering of the canal
			running under Canal Street unsafe for travel and a threat to public health and safety.


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	"To ~~examine~~ Canal Street" ''Salem Evening News'', Apr. 14, 1893, p. 1		"To Examine Canal Street" ''Salem Evening News'', Apr. 14, 1893, p. 1

	"A ~~hole~~ in Canal Street" ''Salem Evening News'', Feb. 4, 1891, p.1		"A Hole in Canal Street" ''Salem Evening News'', Feb. 4, 1891, p.1

	"Canal Street has seen many changes" ''Salem Evening News'', May 9, 1956, p. 1		"Canal Street has seen many changes" ''Salem Evening News'', May 9, 1956, p. 1

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	Canal Street in the southern part of town, was built for a part of its distance over Dutch Gap canal. No one seems to know how		Canal Street in the southern part of town, was built for a part of its distance over Dutch Gap canal. No one seems to know how
	~~old~~ the canal is, though some speculate it was built in colonial times.		long the canal was there, though some speculate it was built in colonial times.
	Plans for a canal over the Dutch Gap (possibly named after the Dutch Gap canal in New York) were drawn up in 1883. It ~~will~~ run from a point above
			Plans for a canal over the Dutch Gap (possibly named after the Dutch Gap canal in New York) were drawn up in 1883. It would run from a point above
	Roslyn Street to a point above the Eastern Railroad tracks. It was to have walls of stone, but the bottom would be made of spruce or pine planks.		Roslyn Street to a point above the Eastern Railroad tracks. It was to have walls of stone, but the bottom would be made of spruce or pine planks.
	The plan included a street that would run beside the canal (Canal Street.)		The plan included a street that would run beside the canal (Canal Street.)

Jstrom at 14:46, 16 November 2012

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Canal Street in the southern part of town, was built for a part of its distance over Dutch Gap canal. No one seems to know how
old the canal is, though some speculate it was built in colonial times.
Plans for a canal over the Dutch Gap (possibly named after the Dutch Gap canal in New York) were drawn up in 1883. It will run from a point above
Roslyn Street to a point above the Eastern Railroad tracks. It was to have walls of stone, but the bottom would be made of spruce or pine planks.
The plan included a street that would run beside the canal (Canal Street.)

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==See Also==

"To examine Canal Street" ''Salem Evening News'', Apr. 14, 1893, p. 1

"A hole in Canal Street" ''Salem Evening News'', Feb. 4, 1891, p.1

"Canal Street has seen many changes" ''Salem Evening News'', May 9, 1956, p. 1