Canal Tow Path - Middleport, NY
Posted by: 
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
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
|
Visit Instructions:
As a suggestion for your visit log, please make every effort to supply a brief-to-detailed note about your experience at the waymark. If possible also include an image that was taken when you visited the waymark. Images can be of yourself, a personal waymarking signature item or just one of general interest that would be of value to others. Sharing your experience helps promote waymarking and provides a dynamic history of your adventures.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|