How the Erie Canal helped Underground Railroad freedom seekers escape into upstate NY and Canada. Explore the Erie Canal's role as a corridor of resistance for anti-slavery activism, the Second ...

“At the center of the property stands a distinguished 1795 Colonial residence, meticulously preserved and exuding quiet ...

The New York Power Authority, New York State Canal Corp. and WMHT Public Media are set to launch a multi-platform, multi-media project to commemorate the Erie Canal’s bicentennial. Through a 10 ...

"The Miami & Erie Canal (through western Ohio) covered more than 270 miles from Toledo to Cincinnati. The entire system, including main and feeder canals, was roughly 1,000 miles." ...

The Miami & Erie Canal ran along where Central Parkway is today as part of an inland waterway connecting Lake Erie to the Ohio River. The idea had been suggested by George Washington in the 1780s ...

Canalside's latest attraction, "Waterway of Change: Complex Legacies of the Erie Canal," aims to capture the history of the canal and its impact. The exhibit opened Friday.

To understand the significance of the Miami & Erie Canal and the hydraulic canal that followed, you just have to look at Middletown’s 1820 census. At the time there were 312 people living in ...