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'Let us then proceed' with building the Erie Canal: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 11 months ago1817, 206 years ago The beginning It began with a hole in the ground. Not a very big hole but big...
'A fading gem:' The tragic decline of Erie Canal Village, and how it could be repurposed
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe proposed amphitheater project in the Erie Canal Village was publicly discussed at the last Rome...
Utica buys strip of Erie Canal land: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 month ago1922, 102 years ago City buys canal land Utica Mayor Fred Douglas and members of the Common Council...
Sam Patch, Riverie prepare to cruise Rochester waterways once again
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoCorn Hill Navigation's Riverie and Sam Patch will once again cruise the historic waters of the...
See Erie Canal history from a bicycle seat: Beers, Bikes and Barges tour coming to Utica
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBike riders are invited to pedal out Thursday, Aug. 18 to experience Erie Canal history, refreshing afterwards with a pint of beer, when the Beers, Bikes and Barges statewide summer tour along ...
Buffalo Maritime Center recreating boat that opened Erie Canal
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 18—Recreating a part of history is always a challenge, especially when that challenge involves creating an era-accurate boat that traveled the Erie Canal. John Montague, the president emeritus ...
Wabash & Erie Canal Park to host historic trade classes
Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Ind. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 28—Wabash & Erie Canal Park in Delphi is inviting the public to get hands-on with preserving history through historic trades classes. From April through early June there will be historic ...
Lock Tenders Tribute one of several events celebrating opening of Erie Canal
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMay 14—The Erie Canal is scheduled to open on Saturday and the City of Lockport will host a series of events within the Lockport Heritage District. The day begins with the annual Lock Tenders ...
Chenango Canal built, connects waterways: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 20 hours ago1834, 190 years ago New canal Construction begins on the Chenango Canal that will connect the Erie...
History of the Irish in Copper Country
WJMN Marquette via Yahoo News· 2 months agoHOUGHTON COUNTY, Mich. (WJMN) – When you think of Irish immigrants coming to the United States, you might think of big cities like Boston and New York,...
