The grain elevators such as the Read, Union, Bennett, and Watson in the foreground, were all second generation elevators in Buffalo. Below the Watson Elevator, a tunnel can be seen where the Erie Canal barges were loaded. Until the 1840's, Danzig on the Baltic had been the grain capitol of the world since the Middle Ages. However, from 1840 Buffalo's harbor, with its side canals lined with grain elevators, became the greatest grain milling city in the world. Though most of the grain was transported to Buffalo via Great Lakes schooners, the ATLANTIC was a typical steam propeller ship of the day. The ATLANTIC carried both cargo and passengers to and from Buffalo. In the background the Buffalo river and ship canal are lined with schooners. The dipper dredge shown in use in the left foreground, revolutionized dredging and made constant use of this harbor possible. The lighthouse at the entrance of Buffalo River is the oldest structure in Buffalo and today is part of the United States Coast Guard base. None of these elevators are in existence today.

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