At 02:25 AM 2006-05-07 -0400, brenerda@aol.com wrote: >What is the typical way the immigrants from England, who arrived in New >York City, would get from NYC to Point Levis, Quebec. Specifically, John >Hopkins Harlow and family arrived on the WEST POINT 29 Mar 1851. No later >than 26 Aug 1852, they are in Levis. They had no reason to linger in New >York. I think they went directly to Canada. Would they have boarded >another ship? Would they have travelled up via New York State by >land? Would the WEST POINT continued on to Quebec? Any information would >be greatly appreciated. David, Fargo, ND Hi David, They would have taken a boat / barge up the Hudson River to Albany, then onto the Erie canal. Before 1830 there were even lateral canals opened, including the Champlain and the Oswego. They might have crossed Lake Ontario at Oswego, NY. Here is a terrific map, to illustrate http://www.canals.state.ny.us/maps/index.html In 1851, the Hudson River was opened to navigation for the season on February 25th and the Erie Canal. from Albany, on April 15th. There were plenty of Lake and River steamers to take them to Pointe Lévis. In 1851 there was some rail in Canada, but it wasn't wide-spread. By 1836 there was the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad which ran from Montreal to Saint Jean, where the Richelieu River flows into Lake Champlain, but not yet on to Qubec city, so I tend to lean toward a water route for them. The railway was extended to Rouses Point, New York, in 1851 and to St Lambert, Québec, in 1852. Harry Dodsworth can probably enlarge on the rail option . . or not. Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/