The Erie Canal / Albany Basin

The Erie Canal.

This site marks the east

end of the canal, opened in

1825. It carried products

and people between the

Hudson River and Lake Erie

Albany Basin.

For nearly 100 years boats

entered the Erie Canal at

nearby Lock 1, bringing

work, tradition and fame

to the State’s ...

Wabash and Erie Canal

Site of depot for canal which passed through town at foot of Main Street. Operations through Petersburg ceased 1860. Constructed 1832-1853, canal was nation's longest, connecting Lake Erie at Toledo with Ohio River at Evansville, through Fort Wayne, Lafayette, and ...

Miami and Erie Canal, New Bremen

Locking Through

Lock One North is one of 105 locks used to raise and lower boats traveling between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Large wooden gates were built at each end of the lock to hold water in the ...

Canals and Railroads – Arteries to the Heart of Industrial Trent

As the United States began to feel the full force of the Industrial Revolution and expand its own manufacturing and commercial base, cities like Trenton that were blessed with an advantageous location were in the forefront of transportation developments. By ...

Miami – Erie Canal

Lock 15

Miami – Erie Canal

From 1845 to about 1906 barges pulled by horses provided transportation from the Ohio River to Lake Erie through a system of locks which raised or lowered boats to the next level of the ...

Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks / The Columbus Feeder Canal

Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks

The Ohio-Erie Canal was built between 1825 and 1832 and extended 308 miles from Lake Erie at Cleveland to the Ohio River at Portsmouth. The greatest engineering achievement in Ohio up to that time, the canal gave ...

Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut / Miami and Erie Canal

Anthony Wayne Parkway

Miami & Erie Canal, Deep Cut

You are on that section of the Miami and Erie Canal where the greatest excavation was made – a section that has been known over the years as “Deep Cut.” The ...

Miami and Erie Canal, New Bremen

Lockkeeper's House

The Lockkeeper's House was the residence of the Lockkeeper and his family. The Lockkeeper was on duty 24 hours a day, seven days per week, and was responsible for operating the lock as needed to move boats through ...

Ohio and Erie Canal in Groveport / Scioto Valley Interurban

Ohio and Erie Canal in Groveport

The Ohio and Erie Canal was Ohio's solution to the lack of a reliable and fast transportation system to move goods to outside markets. The canal opened in the then unplatted village of Groveport on ...

Erie Canal

Opened 1819 in Jordan

Abandoned Fall of 1917

Aqueduct built 1841

when the canal was enlarged

Canal Park built 1932

Marker is on North Main Street (New York Route 317), on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org