Chenango Canal - Route 88, Port Crane, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 09.617 W 075° 50.804
18T E 430051 N 4667919
This is one of many signs for the Chenango Canal. It is by the side of US81 going north. The names of villages such as Port Crane reflect the times when the canal was operating.
Waymark Code: WMQDKT
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2016
Views: 4
"Chenango Canal 1837-1878 here the towpath followed river and base of hill (sign reset in 2006) in memory of Leon Deanjou"
wikipedia
"The Chenango Canal was a towpath canal built and operated in the mid-19th century in Upstate New York in the United States. It was 97 miles long and for much of its course followed the Chenango River, along Rt. 12 N-S from Binghamton on the south end to Utica on the north end. It operated from 1834 to 1878 and provided a significant link in the water transportation system of the northeastern U.S., connecting the Susquehanna River to the Erie Canal."
"Before the Chenango Canal was built, much of the Southern Tier and Central New York was still considered to be frontier. The people there lived as pioneers everywhere lived, a rugged and rustic existence, without the prosperity and possessions enjoyed by much of the rest of the state. The people petitioned for a canal corridor so that they could benefit from such things as efficient clean-burning coal, which had to be shipped from Pennsylvania. Previously people had heated only with wood. After the Chenango, trade increased between New York City, Albany and the Southern Tier. Merchants could market heavier items such as manufactured furniture and the coveted coal-burning stoves. With the canal's opening, living standards would generally improve."
Marker Name: Chenango Canal
Marker Type: Roadside
Dedication Date: 2006
City/Town/Village Name: Port Crane
County: Broome
Region: Central Leatherstocking (Region 6)
Website: [Web Link]
Agency: Not listed
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