MIDDLEPORT — Royalton Hartland Community Library will host the presentation “The Irish and the Building of the Erie Canal” at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Tim Bohen, the author of “Against the Grain: The History ...

As we celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, it’s important to recognize its crucial role in the Underground Railroad ...

A. The 27-mile-long Middlesex Canal in Massachusetts. It was in use in 1803 and was one of the first canals built in America.

Experience a magical New York canal cruise on the iconic Erie Canal, celebrating 200 years of innovation, commerce and ...

Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York became ... on the upper Hudson River near Albany, the canal snaked west through the Mohawk Valley region until it reached Buffalo and Lake Erie.

New York is filled with things to do during the summer months. Whether you enjoy getting outdoors and hiking one of the state's famed trails, visiting its state-of-the-art museums or ...

The expense of shipping the boat from San Francisco to Upstate New York was ... a route from Buffalo east along the Erie Canal and south along the Champlain Canal and Hudson River to Albany.

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The greatest challenge was elevation: Lake Erie, the canal’s western terminus, is more than 570 feet above sea level. The Hudson River at Waterford, New York, the eastern terminus, is a mere 16. ...

WMHT brings New York's economic engine back to life Etching of the original Erie Canal construction Entrance to the Canal into the Hudson at Albany. James Eights 1823 ink, wash, pencil on paper.

"In 1830, you could stand on a bridge in Port Byron ... from across the globe visit central New York every July on Erie Canal Cruises from New York to Buffalo. With the bicentennial, that ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Hudson River Maritime ... visit in October from a replica Erie Canal boat, the Seneca Chief. It was built in Buffalo and is touring New York state this year in celebration ...