Clinton Square: (
Satelite, Erie Blvd. is built on the canal's right of way.)
Museum: (
Satellite, "Museum set in the only remaining weighlock building explores impact & history of the canal system.")
Erie Canal Monument: (
Satellite)
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Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor posted
The original Erie Canal, also known as “Clinton’s Ditch,” ran right through the heart of Syracuse for the first 100 years of its operation, making Clinton Square became the region’s commercial hub. This bustling port crowded with boats and carriages helped establish Syracuse as a city that eventually drew boatloads of immigrants to the area. #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #ErieCanal200 📸: Clinton Square, 1905, Courtesy of the Smithsonian |
"YOU ARE HERE" on this map is the
Erie Canal Museum.
This is a photo of a painting in the museum.
We can see a replica boat peeking out the windows on the right. It is setting in the weight lock that was on the south side of the canal. (I was sure to include the
microwave horn antennas on the roof at the left side.)
And here is a view looking out those windows from that replica boat. The main canal would be to the left of this basin.
"The Museum’s weigh chamber contains the
Frank Buchanan Thomson, which is a full-size replica line boat. It is representative of a pre-enlargement vessel that would have carried both cargo and passengers on the Canal. Museum visitors can explore the
Frank Buchanan Thomson and learn about life for canal boat passengers and crew, as well as the raw materials and finished goods that traveled on the Canal." [
ErieCanalMuseum_ongoing]
I wish someone had taken a photo of this display. I wonder where this aqueduct was located. (Update: it looks like the
aqueduct in Rochester.)
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