Grand Lake St. Marys was dug in the 1800s by Irish and German immigrants who were paid 30 cents a day and a jigger of whiskey ...

Along the way, you'll be treated to glorious views of the Erie Canal, have the opportunity to ... hippie town of New Paltz to explore the old stone buildings. There's plenty to do and see along ...

If you look across the nation, you sort of map out average lottery spending ... They did this for the Washington Monument, I believe parts of the Erie Canal. The idea is you say, “Okay, we ...

(Map and Key Courtesy ... feet of rail between Canal Street in Chicago and Rondout on the Milwaukee District North Line and about 7,000 feet of rail on curves on the Metra Electric Line. UP plans to ...

An 1860 map of southern Goshen Township shows ... Garfield, born in 1831 in Moreland Hills, Ohio, along Lake Erie, endured poverty during his youth. His father Abram, died when Garfield was 18 months ...

On July 4, 1817, a shovel full of dirt, dug in Rome, marked the start of the original Erie Canal. It was officially completed ...

When the Erie Canal opened in 1825, it was an immediate success and led to the growth of the Empire State. A new series dives ...

The Erie Canal is turning 200 this year, and the Cayuga County Office of Tourism has announced several events and resources ...

As the Erie Canal marks 200 years of shaping New York’s identity and economy, Cayuga County is celebrating the milestone with ...

Among the sites mentioned is the Old Erie Canal Heritage Park in Port Byron, which visitors can access from the village or the New York State Thruway. Speaking for the Old Erie Canal Heritage Park ...

It can be said that DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York at the opening of the famed Erie Canal, was a visionary.