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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GJA_barge-tie-ups-lock-view-looking-west_Lockport-NY.html
When the Barge Canal opened on May 15, 1918, a large steam tug was chartered by the government to tow state boats on the new canal. The wages were based on a monthly scale for a twelve-hour workday and included board. The Captain received $175 per…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GJ8_electric-building_Lockport-NY.html
Originally built in 1826 for visionary businessman Lyman A. Spalding, the smaller three-story stone building built on this site became the Norman & Evans Iron Foundry. After the building burned in 1840, it was rebuilt several times and enlarged to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GJ6_old-city-hall_Lockport-NY.html
In 1864, Dwight Keep constructed this typical canal era stone structure which began as the Benjamin C. Moore Company Mill. Around 1884, the building was converted from a flour mill to one of the first water pumping plants in America. The Holly Wat…
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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Was the third President of the United States. In 1808 a delegation from the state of New York approached him hoping to secu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GIB_lockport-municipal-building_Lockport-NY.html
The City of Lockport wishes to express its appreciation to City Historian William H. Riley (1922-1990) for his dedication, assistance, patience and love for the City of Lockport, New York.
Riley Way: a walking tour on the Erie Canal is dedicated t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GI4_the-big-bridge_Lockport-NY.html
The first bridge across the canal in Lockport was located a the extreme eastern end of the Big Bridge. It was a narrow log bridge, only wide enough for one way traffic, with a log on either side for guard rails. Called the "Main Street Bridge…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GI3_lock-construction_Lockport-NY.html
From the original Erie Canal to the Barge Canal System, crossing the Niagara Escarpment posed immense challenges to canal engineers.
The first Lockport locks were designed by Nathan Roberts, who was in charge of constructing the Erie Canal from &q…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GHN_lockport-flight-of-five_Lockport-NY.html
To overcome the great elevation of the Niagara Escarpment, the original canal builders constructed a unique flight of 5 double locks, to lower easterly and raise westerly bound boats some sixty feet.
The Erie Canal was constructed in three histori…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GHL_upson-park_Lockport-NY.html
The Raceway Tunnel was invented by Birdsell Holly. Blasting for the tunnel began in 1858. Construction of the 2,430 foot tunnel took 18 months. The tunnel contains old gates and ruins of buildings from the beginning of the Industrial Age. The cave…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GHK_tour-boat-then-now_Lockport-NY.html
A packet boat was upwards of 80 feet long, 9 feet wide at is extreme breadth, with 50 feet of cabin space in the center for passengers. This left 10 feet of space in the prow and 20 feet for the steerage deck. The long but narrow cabin was suffici…