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CANAL OFFICE

Program
Historic Transportation Canals
Subject
Industry & Commerce
Location
adjacent to 72 Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro, NY
Lat/Long
41.574264, -74.481141
Grant Recipient
Town of Mamakating
Historic Marker

CANAL OFFICE

Inscription

CANAL OFFICE
FROM CA. 1856 TO 1898
THIS BUILDING SERVED
AS THE TOLL COLLECTOR'S
OFFICE FOR THE DELAWARE AND
HUDSON CANAL COMPANY.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018

This building served as the D & H Canal’s toll collector office from the 1850s to the late 1890s. Connecting Pennsylvania and Kingston, NY, the canal was significant for the transportation of coal, lumber, cement and produce.


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