The Erie Canal: How a ‘big ditch’ transformed America’s economy, culture and even religion

Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a ‘folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American ...
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Outside Rochester Is A Quaint New York Suburb Along The Erie Canal With Trails And Small-Town Charm

Upstate New York has some beautiful areas that sit near the Erie Canal. This suburb of Rochester is a great place to go ...

Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment forever

The Erie Canal solidified New York’s reputation as the Empire State, but it also opened up an expressway for invasive species ...

Erie Canal, here’s to your 200th. Thanks for transforming America.

Americans’ pockets hold digital devices delivering oceans of information and distractions. But another technology that ...
USA Today

Seneca Chief arriving in Little Falls as part of Erie Canal 200th anniversary celebration

The original Seneca Chief played a pivotal role in the Erie Canal’s inauguration on Oct. 26, 1825, when Governor DeWitt Clinton embarked from Buffalo on a journey to New York City. A full-scale ...
Oswego County Today

‘Conception of the Erie Canal’ to be Discussed at Maritime Museum as Part of History Lecture Series

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum is pleased to present “The Conception of the Erie Canal” with Derrick Pratt as part of their History Lecture Series scheduled for Wednesday, October ...