When the Erie Canal opened in 1825, it was an immediate success and led to the growth of the Empire State. A new series dives ...

On July 4, 1817, a shovel full of dirt, dug in Rome, marked the start of the original Erie Canal. It was officially completed ...

Corn Hill Navigation announced its plans to commemorate the Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary on Wednesday. The event ...

A bicentennial anniversary is right around the corner for the Erie Canal.Corn Hill Navigation unveiled its plans, Wednesday, ...

President Abraham Lincoln's connection to the Erie Canal will be the subject of a talk Monday, April 21, in Weedsport.

As the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal is celebrated this year, five local historical groups are sharing its ...

In 1819, after building three sections of the Erie Canal, Joseph Miller decided to purchase 102 acres of land from Jacob and ...

A boat makes a morning trip through the Erie Canal in Rochester, New York, October 2021. Johnny Milano Former President Thomas Jefferson considered the proposal “little short of madness.” ...

In 1825, the state of New York inaugurated the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of the canal has been replaced by a broader significance. Together, the Erie, Champlain, Oswego ...

Later this week, Indiana DNR’s largest conservation project in 20 years will officially open. The Busseron Creek and Wildlife ...

More reminiscences of Mary Marcy Hawley of her childhood experiences while living near the Wabash and Erie Canal in the mid-19th century, in a letter to James Bippus and published in a 1928 issue of ...

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