Chenango Canal at Oxford
Note packet boat tied up at dock just beyond the bridge. Canal here is now Route 12. This may be the boat Norwich.
Oxford Town Historian
Chenango Telegraph,May 3, 1865
Packet Boat - The Packet Boat Norwich, will commence her regular trips between Norwich and Binghamton, on the 15th inst., or as soon as the state of the canal will permit. Capt. Stever has completed an arrangement with Mr. William Ogden, of Binghamton, for the construction of a second Packet, after the models of the Norwich. It is to be completed on the 20th of August, and will be in running order about the 25th; after which date the captain’s line of travel will afford facilities of being between Norwich and Binghamton, and intermediate places. Being thus mindful of the public wants, we have no doubt Capt. Stever will receive, as he deserves, an increased share of the public patronage during the coming season.
Chenango Canal at Oxford in 1865. Now a portion of Route 12.
Oxford Town Historian
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