Dewitt Clinton arrived at Clinton Square in Syracuse on the packet boat the Montezuma. It was reported in the papers that ...

Palmyra, Track Twelve, Range Two, known as the “Wild West,” was settled in 1789 by John Swift from Connecticut. It earned the ...

The first barge carrying two sections of the bridge passed through Lockport on the Erie Canal early Tuesday morning. It is expected to arrive in Buffalo later Tuesday afternoon. The bridge will ...

Release Date: June 12, 2013 This content is archived. BUFFALO, N.Y. – Once swampy grassland dotted with sheep, then a booming center of the nation’s economy, Buffalo’s Erie Canal neighborhood has ...

The concert barge sails from Albany to Schenectady ... is an engineering marvel that's been fully restored. The Erie Canal Discovery Center, which is open daily from May to October, and on ...

Canal Fest of the Tonawandas is described thusly: Encompassing 2-square miles along the banks the Historic Erie Barge Canal, this family-focused, eight-day festival is shared by the Twin Cities of ...

With the bicentennial of the Erie Canal taking place later this year ... who continued their work long into the Barge Canal era. If your curiosity has been peaked and you want to start you ...

You also assert in substance that railroads will supersede the Erie Canal, but-surely you have not looked at the revolution its enlargement must produce in transporting the vast products of the ...

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Canal Barge Company Inc. reported $531.4 million in revenue in 2024, which is a 6% year-over-year revenue increase from the ...

WCC 2025 marks the Bicentennial of the opening of the original Erie Canal. Buffalo’s vital role in the creation of the Erie Canal will soon be on full display for the world, as this city plays ...

When I saw your article recommending in effect the abandonment of the Erie Canal, it astonished me—it " smelt of the shop." New York city owes its immense growth and wealth to the Erie Canal ...