Weighlock Building - Syracuse, NY
Posted by: ripraff
N 43° 03.034 W 076° 08.946
18T E 406415 N 4767070
This building was used to weigh the canal boats to determine their toll.
Waymark Code: WMVQPW
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2017
Views: 1
The building is now the Erie Canal Museum. It is on Erie Boulevard which was once the Erie Canal.
from the sign with the photo shown: "Cargo weight equaled total weight minus empty boat weight...Tolls were based on the weight and type of cargo...canal tolls were abolished in 1882."