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The state Canal Corporation on Friday announced the completion of a construction project to address persistent seepage along the Erie Canal’s earthen embankment in the town of Royalton. With the end ...

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A. The 27-mile-long Middlesex Canal in Massachusetts. It was in use in 1803 and was one of the first canals built in America.

The $5.5 million estate in Westchester County was a 19th-century New York governor's country home and, later, a stop on the ...

As we celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, it’s important to recognize its crucial role in the Underground Railroad ...

Once called 'ordinaries,' these historic inns and taverns offer a glimpse to NJ's history and some are connected to Revolutionary War.

Granville Sentinel columnist Jeff Gill invites readers to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Ohio and Erie Canal's ...

Construction on the canal began on July 4, 1817, in Rome, New York, but the United States Military Academy at West Point offered the only engineering training in the country at the time.

This year’s bicentennial events include a 400-mile bike ride, history tours and canal concerts along one of North America’s most significant man-made waterways.

State officials hope to begin construction on a cruise ship terminal at the Outer Harbor by early next year, with completion ...