Dewitt Clinton arrived at Clinton Square in Syracuse on the packet boat the Montezuma. It was reported in the papers that ...

Palmyra, Track Twelve, Range Two, known as the “Wild West,” was settled in 1789 by John Swift from Connecticut. It earned the ...

The Ohio History Connection is highlighting the bicentennial of the Ohio & Erie Canal on its annual Statehood Day, demonstrating how vital the body of water was to the state's growth. "In addition ...

Images of the Erie Canal,” an art exhibit celebrating the bicentennial of the canal’s opening, begins Friday at the Erie ...

The Erie Canal, which resides in the background for most of us, is unique in our country’s history,” conference organizer ...

Local historian Gary Emerson will present “Crime, Chaos, and Craziness on the Chemung Canal” at the Schuyler County Historical Society's Talkin’ History program. The presentation will cover ...

The Mohawk Towpath National Scenic Byway The Mohawk Towpath National Scenic Byway runs parallel to the Mohawk River, the historic Erie Canal and the New York Barge Canal. Start your trip from the ...

Schuyler County Historian Gary Emerson The following program will also look at the canal's impact. At 2 p.m. March 2, the next Talkin’ History will be about “Immigration and the Erie Canal ...

"Images of the Erie Canal," an art exhibit celebrating the bicentennial of the canal's opening, begins Friday at the Erie ...