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Basketball is changed forever by the 24 second rule59 viewsTo stop the winning team from holding the ball and running out the clock, the 24 second rule was adopted in the local league and later adopted nationally. This made the sport considerably more interesting.Jun 26, 2008
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Syracuse invents the foot measurer for shoes57 viewsJun 26, 2008
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The roof became a place to hangout, fish, sightsee.59 viewsIf you needed some exercise, they would let you walk the mule path as long as you could keep up with the boat.Jun 26, 2008
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Stairs to the roof59 viewsJun 26, 2008
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Tiller62 viewsJun 26, 2008
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Dining63 viewsJun 26, 2008
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The barge kitchen64 viewsJun 26, 2008
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Passenger accomodations on a canal barge104 viewsSleep tight. The bunks were stored during the day for more room.Jun 26, 2008
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Barge potty107 viewsIn the doors below was a pot you would pull out and dump overboard after using. There was a curtain for privacy. I hope people didn't swim in the canals though they do link to lakes.Jun 26, 2008
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Old canal and locks at the museum106 viewsThe Erie Canal Museum was once a weigh station directly on the Erie Canal which ran through here but has since been rerouted away. The glass enclosure was open with a lock on either end of the building. The water was lowered and the boat would come to rest on a scale to weigh it. The weight at the beginning of the season was deducted from current weight and a toll was paid on the result. Tolls were abolished after the canal building cost was recaptured. Jun 26, 2008
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Erie Canal Museum - Syracuse, NY107 viewsJun 26, 2008
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Mule and driver on the Erie Canal105 viewsDrivers were often young boys who started here and worked their way up to boat captain or to running their own boat on the canals. Running a boat for goods and passenger transportation was often a family affair.Jun 26, 2008
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