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.” ...

Before engines and electricity, America used ingenuity and water to move the nation forward. The Erie Canal, completed in ...

Explore the past, present and future of the Erie Canal on its bicentennial anniversary. In 1825, the state of New York inaugurated the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of the canal ...

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

On July 4, 1817, a shovel full of dirt, dug in Rome, marked the start of the original Erie Canal. It was officially completed in the fall of 1825, stretching from Albany to Buffalo. Take a trip ...

It can be said that DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York at the opening of the famed Erie Canal, was a visionary.

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 ...

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

During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 4/11/25, our guests explore how the Erie Canal influenced the development of the ...

I recently had the chance to speak with Leeway Foundation Communications Director Bee Knight to talk about the foundation and ...