Hamilton in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chenango Canal
1837-1878
At this point the canal passed between Plank St. (Utica St.) and Eaton St. connecting the Erie Canal with the Susquehanna River
Erected 1984 by Hamilton Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 42° 49.666′ N, 75° 32.792′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, New York, in Madison County. It is on Utica Street north of Lebanon Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hamilton NY 13346, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thus The Legend of the Great Chocolate Wreck (approx. 0.4 miles away); NY O & W Railway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Madison Street Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); This Marks The Spot Where (approx. 0.9 miles away); Far From Thy Valley (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Bark Hut (approx. 2.2 miles away); Smiths Valley (approx. 2.6 miles away); Toll Gate No. 1 (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2020, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 5, 2020, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.





