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The new mural complements the “Nine Mile Aqueduct” indoor mural on the second floor of the Sims Store also completed by Mural ...
"Following the Flow: A Guidebook on the Erie Canal Between Camillus and Montezuma ... DeWitt Clinton celebrated the occasion by hopping on packet boat the Seneca Chief in Buffalo and taking ...
Cline said she’s already excited about a visit in October from a replica Erie Canal boat ... from anthracite coal to pumpkins, this packet boat was enclosed. She said the low-slung craft ...
In Newark, we are proud to say we were born of the Erie Canal. In 1819, after building three sections of the Erie Canal, Joseph Miller decided to purchase 102 acres of land from Jacob and Betsey ...
a full-scale replica of Governor DeWitt Clinton’s original packet boat. The vessel, built by the Buffalo Maritime Center, will retrace the 1825 grand opening journey of the Erie Canal, stopping in 28 ...
The Erie Canal Village transports families back in time for a modest entrance fee. Children can ride a historic train, packet boat, and carousel for one low price. Rome’s beautiful parks system ...
The Erie Canal Village recreates the 19th-century boom times with historic buildings and demonstrations. Boat rides on original canal sections ... different perspective than viewing from shore. Packet ...
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 ...
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 ...