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..

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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 ...

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 ...

Erie Canal System

The Erie Canal, constructed from 1817 through 1825, created a 363 mile long transportation route through the wildness. The completed canal linked Lake Erie in Buffalo,New York to the Hudson River at Albany.

A series of canals and locks combined ...

Miami Erie Canal Mile Stone

These stones were placed at 1 mile intervals. You are here, 116 miles from Cincinnati.

Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street and Water Street, on the left when traveling south on West Main Street.

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Erie Extension Canal

Remains of the canal bed may be seen beside the railroad, below the bridge. Less than 2 miles away, this Shenango Line, from New Castle, united with the Conneaut Line, from Erie. The entire canal was in use 1844-1871.

Marker is ...

Miami and Erie Canal

Ohio Historical Marker

The Wabash & Erie Canal opened between Toledo and Lafayette, Indiana, May 8, 1843. The Miami Extension Canal was completed to Junction, Ohio, on July 4, 1845, linking the Wabash & Erie Canal with Cincinnati and resulting ...

The "Short Level" of the Miami and Erie Canal

To the left is the "Short Level" of the Miami and Erie Canal. The canal extension from Dayton to Toledo was completed in 1837. Linking the Great Lakes to the Ohio River. Travel took only five days to Toledo and ...