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It is hard to imagine industry in
Brooklyn, NY and the problems
that existed in the mid 1850s
not only manufacturing glass
but also receiving the basic
ingredients that were needed to
develop the glass manufacturing
process. Roads were muddy or
dusty depending on weather, or,
in some cases corduroy, (made
by placing logs one after another
side by side.) This made for
the worst of conditions in both
receiving goods to manufacture
and shipping finished glass to
distant locations.
The opening of the Erie Canal
changed all that. Water and the
use of it for shipping as well as
transportation of people was the
equivalent of the life changing
Internet experiences of today.
The smooth surface of water, its
ability to lift great weight, and the
2018 Statewide Tour
• 4 Months - May to September
• May - NY Harbor
• June - Hudson River
• July, August - Erie Canal
• September - Finger Lakes and Corning, NY Celebration
GlassBarge will be anchored near the original site of the
Brooklyn Flint Glass Company, now Corning Incorporated.