Erie Canal Enlargement

Erie Canal Enlargement (HM10O0)

Location: Rome, NY 13440 Oneida County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 13.529', W 75° 30.154'

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Begun in the 1830's and enlarged to 70'x 56'x 7'. The improvement included double and larger locks and the capacity of handling more traffic. The enlargement was used until 1918 when the barge canal opened and horse-drawn boats became a thing of the past.
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HM NumberHM10O0
Series This marker is part of the Erie Canal series
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 459186 N 4785977
Decimal Degrees43.22548333, -75.50256667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 13.529', W 75° 30.154'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 13' 31.74" N, 75° 30' 9.24" W
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Area Code(s)315
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 147-149 Fort Bull Rd, Rome NY 13440, US
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