Bouckville in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Chenango Canal

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 14, 2020

1. Chenango Canal Marker

Inscription.
This 5-mile summit of the 97- mile canal (1837-78) extends N. of Hamilton to Solsville, receiving water from nearby reservoirs.

Erected by Canal Society of N.Y.S.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 42° 53.342′ N, 75° 33.14′ W. Marker is in Bouckville, New York, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 20 and Canal Road (County Route 81), on the left when traveling west on U.S. 20. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bouckville NY 13310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Central New York,

and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chenango Canal Towpath (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to the Chenango Canal Towpath Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Hop Yard (approx. ¾ mile away); Col. Joshua Leland (approx. 1.2 miles away); Toll Gate No. 1 (approx. 2½ miles away); Home of Cyrus and Elizabeth Heminway Finney (approx. 3.6 miles away); Site of Farm (approx. 3.6 miles away); Madison Street Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bouckville.

Also see . . . Chenango Canal. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 17, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Chenango Canal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 14, 2020

2. Chenango Canal

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 9, 2023

3. Chenango Canal Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 9, 2023

4. Chenango Canal

Canal Society of New York State image. Click for more information.

via Canal Society of New York State, unknown

5. Canal Society of New York State

Society website homepage
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on March 17, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 3, 4. submitted on April 16, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 5. submitted on January 16, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.