Ahavath Chesed and B'nai Israel Cemeteries, Gate 5 Evergreen Cemetery

Because the Jewish section at the Old City Cemetery was running out of space in 1890, the synagogue acquired three acres adjoining Evergreen Cemetery for Jewish burial. A makeshift fence was placed around the cemetery to set it apart from ...

Old Erie Canal

1825-1975

150th Anniversary commemorated Sept. 1975

Marker can be reached from South Main Street (New York Route 250) just east of West Ave..

Courtesy hmdb.org

Erie Canal Inn

Erected at Fullamtown 1822 by Elisha Fullan. Housed 1st Perinton Post Office. Moved here 1850. Site if the 1st Fairport Library.

Marker is on East Church Street (New York Route 31F) 0 miles east of South Main Street (New York ...

Trains and Canneries

Historic Cannery Row

The railroad

A major landmark in the history of the Monterey Peninsula was the Southern Pacific Railroad. Built in 1880, the rail line was intended to bring tourism to this scenic area. In addition to transporting tourists, however, it ...

A Day in the Canneries

Historic Cannery Row

A chorus of cannery whistles, each with its own unique call, summoned the Cannery Row workforce. Men and women in rubber boots and oilcloth aprons showed up to clean, cut, pack, cook and can sardines that were a ...

National Historic Landmark-Ohio and Erie Canal

National Historic Landmark- Ohio and Erie Canal

Completed in 1832, the Ohio and Erie Canal united Cleveland and Portsmouth, forming part of a system that connected Lake Erie to the Ohio River and gave access to New York, Pennsylvania, and Indiana ...

National Historic Landmark-Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut

National Historic Landmark- Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut

Begun in 1825, the Miami and Erie Canal was one of Ohio's two major artificial waterways. It stretched from Cincinnati to Toledo, by way of Dayton; the canal brought settlers into ...

National Historic Landmark-Erie Canal

National Historic Landmark-Erie Canal

In the early 19th century, this waterway opened the Old Northwest to settlement and gave Western agriculture access to Eastern markets.

A remarkable engineering feat for the period, it helped to make New York City one of the ...

National Historic Landmark-Buffalo and Erie Historical Society

National Historic Landmark- Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Building

The only surviving structure from the popular Pan-American Exposition of 1901, which hoped to encourage economic ties between North and South America after the Spanish American War.

The classic, white ...

Old City and Roseland Cemeteries

Established in 1827, the Old City Cemetery is the oldest of Monticello's cemeteries, while the adjacent Roseland cemetery was established about 1850.

These cemeteries contain the remains of local Confederate soldiers and officials, as well as some soldiers who were ...