Originals and photocopies of historic Erie Canal maps are spread across Steven Talbot's workstation. Using a combination of maps ranging from 1835 to the early 19th century, Talbot created the first ...

Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a ‘folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American ...

Almost two centuries ago, boats were floating along the Shenango River — with the Erie Extension Canal's Lock No. 10 located at Sharpsville. Also known as the Beaver and Erie Canal, the Erie Extension ...

Nov. 18—Historian Ronald Halackna said canals helped greatly increase the population of New Castle in the 1800s, going from 611 people in 1838 to 6,000 by 1871. One of these canals was The Erie Canal ...

Chronicles continues a weekly look back at an illustrated map of Buffalo from 1880 and examines how the features on that map have – or haven't – changed over the years. Click here to explore the map.

NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — North Tonawanda is celebrating its first step of a $2 million extension of the Erie Canal bike path. “As we break ground today, we’re really paving a way for a healthier ...

September 2025 is the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, which opened in 1825 and is recognized for its groundbreaking transformation in travel. Here are some facts about the canal. How deep is the Erie ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday the official opening of “Waterway of Change: Complex Legacies of the Erie Canal,” a new educational exhibit at Canalside commemorating ...

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