ERIE CANAL SITE
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NYS Historic
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Transportation
- Kohler and South Niagara St., Tonowanda, NY
- 43.017024, -78.889976
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Historical Society of the Tonawandas
ERIE CANAL SITE
Inscription
ERIE CANAL SITETO AVOID THE STRONG CURRENT
OF THE MIGHTY NIAGARA RIVER
THE ERIE CANAL WAS BUILT
ADJACENT TO THE RIVER FROM
HERE TO BUFFALO IN 1825.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2013
The Niagara River is arguably one of the most powerful rivers in New York State. To avoid threats posed to canal boats by the river’s strong currents, engineers built the Erie Canal alongside the river from Tonawanda, NY to Buffalo, NY in 1825.
