As the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal is celebrated this year, five local historical groups are sharing its ...

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 ...

Rails to Trails Conservancy is hosting its Celebrate Trails Day on April 26. This annual spring celebration of America’s ...

(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 ...

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 ...

The once-forgotten 155-year-old mixed-use brownstone is set to become ... hub due to its location along the Hudson River and the Erie Canal, the South End evolved into a more densely populated ...

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

A bicentennial anniversary is right around the corner for the Erie Canal.Corn Hill Navigation unveiled its plans, Wednesday, ...

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 ...

Before engines and electricity, America used ingenuity and water to move the nation forward. The Erie Canal, completed in ...

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