We are in Walworth, NY with friends Sharron & Judy, fellow winter campers at Jekyll. There is access to a large amount of history in this area. We have visited the home of Susan B Anthony, The Women's Rights National Historic Park, The Women's Hall of Fame & will be traveling to Niagura Falls (the Canadian side) on Friday.
Tonight we took a walk along the Erie Canal. A little history....At the beginning of the 19th century, New Yorkers, led by Gov. De Witt Clinton, had the vision and conviction to build the Erie Canal, a 363 mile long waterway connecting the Hudson River at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo. Opened in 1825, the Erie Canal provided the first all-water link between the Atlantic seaboard and the Great Lakes. It quickly became the most successful and influential canal in North America. Although its success sparked a canal building boom throughout the eastern US & Canada, the Erie remained preeminent. It made New York the Empire State and confirmed New York City's status as the young nation's most prosperous and vibrant seaport.
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