Begun in the 1830's and enlarged to 70'x 56'x 7'. The improvement included double and larger locks and the capacity of handling more traffic. The enlargement was used until 1918 when the barge canal opened and horse-drawn boats became a thing of the past.

Marker is on Fort Bull Road south of Rome-New London Road, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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