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Holley Falls Embankment Dam – An Accident Waiting to Happen?

Holley Falls Embankment Dam – An Accident Waiting to Happen?
It's no secret that the raised Earthen Embankments that make up much of the Erie Canal are unsafe.   But getting the public to understand the safety issues to their communities, and having them engage the New York State Canal Corporation (NYSCC) to quickly identify these unsafe earth dams and repair them, has been a…
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Erie Canal Featured on CBS Sunday Morning News Show

Erie Canal Featured on CBS Sunday Morning News Show
Two hundreds years ago, construction began on a 363-mile canal linking the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and New York City It was an engineering and commercial triumph as revolutionary as the Internet in it's day.   But the Erie Canal was dismissed at first. New York politician DeWitt Clinton spent 10 years fighting…
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Old Films & Videos of the Erie Canal

Old Films & Videos of the Erie Canal
Here's some great old videos showing life & history along New York's Erie Canal. We spent a little time gathering up videos and old films from many archives and resources showing what life was like along canals. These are some of the best we could share.   This first video, the same we placed on…
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