James Eights 1823 ink, wash, pencil on paper. Excavation on the Erie Canal. From “Memoir at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals,” 1825. Map of Erie Canal ...

A new mural at the Camillus Erie Canal Park depicts the Seneca Chief, the first boat to traverse the Erie Canal in 1825. The mural is part of Mural Mania, a project that has created over 80 murals ...

The Ella Victoria of Rexford heads out of Erie Canal Lock 7 eastbound on Aug. 17 ... “I think it’s kind of fascinating when you look at the map of the country, there’s just this singular ...

Apr 13, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 Updated Apr 15, 2025 0 As the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal is celebrated ... Riley has also created a Google Map of the trail that can be found ...

Key figures in the Erie Canal story also founded the first civil engineering institute in the US. In 1825, the state of New York inaugurated the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of ...

The location borders the Genesee River and an aqueduct from the original Erie Canal constructed in 1825. The lapsed historical site is among the landscapes Rochester native Clara Riedlinger is ...

Community leaders share how the construction of the Erie Canal impacted the Haudenosaunee people. The Erie Canal helped build a nation, but devastated the Haudenosaunee. Leaders of the ...

With this year being the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal, volunteers will have opportunities to help the waterway and surrounding area look their best this weekend and next.

A future bridge replacement project aims to ease travel and improve safety at a busy spot along the Rochester-Gates border.

Rochester, N.Y. — A bicentennial anniversary is right around the corner for the Erie Canal. Corn Hill Navigation unveiled its plans to host the canal's 200th birthday celebration with a list of ...