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Seneca Chief Erie Canal boat completes its journey to New York City

The replica Erie Canal boat, Seneca Chief, was welcomed to New York Harbor. Several reflected on the meaning of the journey on the 200th anniversary of the canal. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' ...
WGRZ

Western New York celebrates 200 years of Erie Canal history at Canalside

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Residents and visitors gathered at Canalside to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the "Wedding of the Waters," marking the official opening of the Erie Canal and honoring its lasting ...
WAMC

On 200th anniversary of Erie Canal, crew of replica ship ponders NY waterway’s future

There’s a lot of time to ponder the past and future of the Erie Canal as the Seneca Chief crawls its way through the channels and locks of the 200-year-old marvel. That’s on purpose, said Brian ...
SlashGear

Here's How The Erie Canal Was Built To Ease Transportation Through New York

When the original Erie Canal was built between 1817 and 1825, it was both the longest artificial waterway in North America and its most significant public works project. Since no one had ever ...
Times Union

The Erie Canal built New York. But it came with a cost.

Success may have many fathers, but the Erie Canal, 200 years old this fall, owes its success to at least one mother: Mother Nature. When the last great glacier melted in this region, it left behind an ...
AOL

I Rented a Houseboat on New York’s Erie Canal—Here’s What It’s Like to Captain Your Own Cruise

“Slow travel” is trending, and from my experience, there’s nothing slower—or more relaxing—than canal cruising. And it's not just because the average speed is 6 mph. Unlike river cruises, which hop in ...
The Daily Gazette

Erie Canal's 200th: Historians on impacts from Fort Plain to Schenectady

Schenectady and New York state are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal this month. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, a replica of the Seneca Chief, the historic packet boat that carried Gov. DeWitt ...
The Daily Gazette

Erie Canal's 200th: Biggest infrastructure project in U.S. history transformed the Mohawk Valley and state

DeWitt Clinton — a mayor of New York City, U.S. senator from New York, four-time governor of the state and presidential candidate — probably never really warmed up to Schenectady. Clinton, the man ...
cnycentral

Replica Erie Canal boat "Seneca Chief" docks in Baldwinsville for anniversary

BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — This weekend, Central New York welcomes the "Seneca Chief," a handcrafted replica of the Erie Canal boat that first set sail in 1825. As part of the Erie Canal's 200th ...
The New York Times

New York Faces Painful History as It Marks the Erie Canal’s Bicentennial

As the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal approaches on Oct. 26, organizers are seeking to temper the celebration with an acknowledgment of the waterway’s displacement of Native American communities.
Black Enterprise

New York Celebrates International Underground Railroad Month, Honors Harriet Tubman’s Iconic Legacy

For over 50 years, Tubman called New York’s Finger Lakes region home, a place where she lived, worked, worshiped, and continued her fight for freedom. New York is commemorating the legacy of freedom ...