Erie Canal Heritage Park at Port Byron
—Today's Canal System in New York —
The Erie Canal in Port Byron When the original Erie Canal or "Clinton's Ditch" was completed here in 1819, Port Byron was transformed from a frontier settlement to a thriving canal town. Indeed, the local citizens were so hopeful with the new canal that they renamed their small village to highlight the new connection. Canal boats carried grain, flour, lumber and more from upstate New York and the Midwest. Port Byron and many upstate communities flourished as their cargoes reached the new and previously unreachable markets. The prosperity that "Clinton's Ditch" brought to Port Byron was threatened when the Erie Canal was enlarged here in the 1850s. The original route went through the center of the village. Businesses and industry thrived along its banks. The new Enlarged Erie Canal took a more northerly route, helping form a shorter canal but one that bypassed the village. Port Byron still remained well known as a canal town with its Lock 52, the Kern's Grocery at the lock, the Erie House and the Tanner Dry Dock. Port Byron lost all connection to the Erie Canal in 1917 when the third rebuilding of the Erie took it still farther north. Erie Canal Heritage Park at Port Byron The Erie Canal Heritage Park at Port Byron is a collaboration between the New York State Thruway Authority/Canal CorporationHM Number | HM1YF9 |
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Series | This marker is part of the Erie Canal series |
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Year Placed | 2016 |
Placed By | New York State Thruway Authority / Canal Corporation |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, May 26th, 2017 at 5:58pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 366739 N 4766149 |
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Decimal Degrees | 43.03635000, -76.63588333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 2.181', W 76° 38.153' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 2' 10.86" N, 76° 38' 9.18" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 315 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 1581 Rooker Dr, Port Byron NY 13140, US |
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