Near Schuylerville in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
A Route Well Traveled
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 5, 2023
1. A Route Well Traveled Marker
From Native Americans to today's boaters, the gap between the Adirondack and Green Mountains has long been a corridor for travel, trade, and warfare. The Champlain Canal, opened in 1823, created an all-water connection between Lake Champlain and New York City. The canal carried forest products, ore, and farm produce from the Adirondacks, Vermont, and Quebec to factories and markets along the Atlantic coast. In 1916, Champlain Canal traffic moved from the narrow hand-dug ditch on the right to the larger channel in the Hudson River to the left. The canal is popular today for recreational boating and paddling. The 60-mile-long Champlain Canalway Trail provides off-road and on-road experiences for bicyclists and hikers.
Right: Saratoga Battlefield bluffs overlook overlook the Champlain Canal while a pair of mule-drawn canal boats jockey for position. To pass each other, the vessel opposite the towpath (where the mules walk) would stop, let the tow rope slacken and then drop to the bottom of the canal. The boat on the towpath side would then continue forward passing over the top of the submerged tow rope Artist: James L. McElhinney, 2021.
[Below] Right: New York State Canal System Survey Map, Stillwater, New York showing the Champlain Canal Hudson River and adjacent landowner properties c. 1834
Left:
this page online
This interpretive panel was developed in partnership with Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor with support from the National Park Foundation.
Erected by Saratoga National Historic Park, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, National Park Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
Location. 43° 0.273′ N, 73° 36.328′ W. Marker is near Schuylerville, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Empire State Trail (U.S. 4) half a mile north of Phillips Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the canal trail, and not on the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stillwater NY 12170, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, 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: Surviving Portion of Champlain Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); Warriors and Refugees (within shouting distance of this marker); Americans Flee, Hope and Suffer (within shouting distance of this marker); Men and Beasts, Hard at Work (about 700 feet away); Chasing Burgoyne Changed the World
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 5, 2023
2. A Route Well Traveled Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Site of the Taylor Cabin (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Crown Forces Baggage Park (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); The Great Redoubt (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Burial Site of General Fraser (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 5, 2023
3. View Of Marker From The Road
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2023, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 5, 2023, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
