Port Jervis in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Canal Basin
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
1. Westbound Canal Basin Marker
Hudson Canal, 1828 1898.
Carried bulk of New York
Citys coal. Construction
Engineer, John B. Jervis.
Erected by City of Port Jervis.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.
Location. 41° 22.711′ N, 74° 41.411′ W. Marker is in Port Jervis, New York, in Orange County. It is on West Main Street (New York State Route 97) just west of Canal Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 W Main St, Port Jervis NY 12771, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Canal Basin (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 12pd. Napoleon Cannon (about 600 feet away); Port Jervis (about 600 feet away); Willmore Pavlich & Howard Tarkett WWII Memorial (about 600 feet away); U.S. Naval Services Honored Dead (about 600 feet away); World War II Memorial (about 600 feet away); The American Revolution (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Jervis.
More about this marker. There is another marker with the same title but different text across the street.
Also see . . .
this page online
Photographed by Robert Eurich, November 30, 2024
2. Westbound Canal Basin Marker
This view is westbound on West Main Street. There is another marker with the same title, the eastbound marker, across the street.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 3, 2009
3. Westbound Canal Basin Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,027 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 5, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on December 13, 2024, by Friends of Robert Lewis of Port Jervis, New York. 3. submitted on July 5, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
