31. These are the Droitwich Barge Canal built by James Brindley in 1771 and the Droitwich Junction Canal built in 1854. 32. It was thought that the barge canal would some day make the land more valuable than it was in 1907. 33. Between 1939 and 1940, with war in Europe underway, a new study was made for the construction of a barge canal . 34. The dam on the Ocklawaha that formed the reservoir was part of a plan to build a barge canal across Florida. 35. When the Erie Canal was finally replaced by the New York State Barge Canal , portions were reused for the railroad bridge. 36. Marjorie Carr later began a years long campaign against the Cross Florida Barge Canal and Marshall assisted her in that effort. 37. Two major locations for the cemetery were studied : property near the Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Withlacoochee State Forest. 38. Today, the enlarged barge canal provides a convenient route from the Atlantic Ocean and Hudson River to Lake Champlain for recreational boaters. 39. In 1910, the widening and reconstruction of the Seneca and Cayuga extension of the New York State Barge Canal altered the marshes. 40. The New York State Barge Canal opened in 1918 offering an improved route to the Eastern seaboard compared to the Erie Canal.
