The Erie Canal opened on Oct. 26, 1825, providing overland water transportation between the ­­Hudson River on the east and Lake Erie at the western end. Popularly known as “Clinton’s Folly ...

WATERVLIET — On Oct. 26, 1825, then-New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton traveled on the Seneca Chief boat and ceremonially poured a keg of Lake Erie water into the Atlantic Ocean. The event, known as ...

I’ve got a mule, her name is Sal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal She’s a good old worker and a good old pal Fifteen miles on ...

On April 21, 1820, Dewitt Clinton arrived at Clinton Square in Syracuse on the packet boat the Montezuma. It was reported in the papers that large crowds awaited his arrival.

The Erie Canal was completed 200 years ago, ... DeWitt Clinton — the play chronicles the waterway's story through the eyes of advocates, opponents and laborers.

The year 2025 marks the completion of building the Erie Canal, America’s most grandest and influential man-made waterway, first known as Clinton’s Ditch. The Old Mentz Heritage Center kicks off ...