Organizers said this is all just the beginning as the nation as a whole prepares to honor America's 250th birthday.

The fifteen per cent. retained by the laws of 1854, amounts to $176,122 33; of which $104,844 00 was on the contracts for the enlargement of the Erie Canal; $35,370 72 on those for the enlargement ...

(twangy music) - In the late 1810s ... With the completion of the Erie Canal, attention turned to building a two-way navigation, which meant that they could load boats that were carrying as ...

Inspired by stereographs of Palestine and Israel made prior to British partition, Koppel rephotographed sections of the canal ...

The free, family-friendly event will feature over 60 local artists, live music, dance performances ... set against the backdrop of the historic Erie Canal. The Carnegie Art Spree!

This year marks the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal. Two hundred years ago, in 1825, the Erie Canal forever changed the landscape of upstate New York and became the gateway to the ...

Today, 80 percent of the population of Upstate New York lives within 25 miles of the Erie Canal, yet in much of the public’s imagination, the canal remains confined to the past. The Erie Canal ...