On July 4, 1817, a shovel full of dirt, dug in Rome, marked the start of the original Erie Canal. It was officially completed ...

Key figures in the Erie Canal story also founded the first civil engineering institute in the US. In 1825, the state of New York inaugurated the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of ...

Before engines and electricity, America used ingenuity and water to move the nation forward. The Erie Canal, completed in ...

As the Erie Canal marks 200 years of shaping New York’s identity and economy, Cayuga County is celebrating the milestone with ...

As the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal is celebrated this year, five local historical groups are sharing its ...