CANAL TOWPATH
- Program
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- Location
- Lat/Long
- Grant Recipient
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Historic Transportation Canals
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Transportation
- 121 Front St, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
- 42.085023, -76.053703
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Town of Vestal
CANAL TOWPATH
Inscription
CANAL TOWPATHREMNANT OF 1865 CHENANGO CANAL
EXTENSION TOWPATH LOCATED
BETWEEN FRONT ST & KIMBLE RD.
ABANDONED 1872 BEFORE
EXTENSION COMPLETED.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2019
Stretching north to south, from Utica to Binghamton, the Chenango Canal was important for commerce, trade, and travel. In an attempt to compete with the innovation of trains and railroads, the Chenango Canal Extension was planned. Construction began in 1865 but was never completed and was subsequently abandoned in 1872. As of 2019, remnants of the old towpath on Front Street and Kimble Road are all that remains from this endeavor.
