Near Greece in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Greece Erie Canals

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 25, 2024

1. Greece Erie Canals Marker

Inscription.
The Grand Erie Canal, also known as Clinton's Ditch, was opened to Brockport in 1823 and formally opened from Buffalo to Albany on Oct 26, 1825. This 4 foot deep, 40 foot wide canal was enlarged here in the early 1860s to 7 feet deep, 70 feet wide. Both these canals went through downtown Rochester but by the late 1800s were causing problems with the bustling traffic downtown. The NYS Barge Canal System, 12 feet deep and 120 feet wide, was designed to bypass cities. Rochester had a hard time deciding where the new route should be. This Greece Junction Lock to the Genesee River was the last section statewide of the Erie Barge Canal to open on May 14, 1918.

Erected by New York State Canal Corporation, Town of Greece.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 1918.

Location. 43° 11.096′ N, 77° 42.665′ W. Marker is near Greece, New York, in Monroe County. It is on Empire State Trail one mile west of Elmwood Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is not accessible by car. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14626, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Canalway Trail: Unlock the Adventure/ The Junction Lock (a few steps from

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this marker); South Greece Junction Lock (within shouting distance of this marker); Greece "Dry Dock" (approx. ¼ mile away); The Canalway Trail: Greece (approx. half a mile away); Henpeck (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named South Greece Junction Lock (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Ridge Road (approx. 1.9 miles away); Koda-Vista Historic District (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greece.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Erie Canal (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 27, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 25, 2024

2. Greece Erie Canals Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.