Canal Tow Path - Middleport, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member jiggs11
N 43° 12.786 W 078° 28.610
17T E 704951 N 4787570
Marker describing Erie Canal activity in Middleport in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Waymark Code: WMTPND
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/25/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member MrsMcFly
Views: 3

NYSHM describing the history of the Erie Canal in Middleport.

Marker text reads:

CANAL TOW PATH

Opened here in Sept. 1824
Enlarged between 1836 - 1863
Last enlargement 1905 - 1918
Scene of considerable
Early commercial activity.

Erected July, 1976

Marker is located north of the Canal on Mill Street in Middleport.
Marker Name: Canal Tow Path

Marker Type: Roadside

Agency: NY State

Dedication Date: 1976

City/Town/Village Name: Middleport

County: Niagara

Region: Niagara Frontier (Region 2)

Website: Not listed

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