Near DeWitt in Onondaga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Erie Canal State Historic Park (at Butternut Creek)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 17, 2022
1. Old Erie Canal State Historic Park (at Butternut Creek) Marker
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Inscription.
Old Erie Canal State Historic Park (at Butternut Creek). . The Old Erie Canal Historic Park is a 36-mile trail following the canal's towpath from DeWitt to Rome. This scenic trail passes through a variety of natural and cultural landscapes including open farmland, dense woods, and old canal communities. Originally part of the Enlarged Erie Canal that ran from Albany to Buffalo, this section now serves as a feeder for the New York State Barge Canal. ,
The Enlarged Erie Canal . br Workers began the construction of the original Erie Canal in 1817 on the flat Oneida Plain between Syracuse and Rome. This section of the canal was known as the "Long Level" and did not require the construction of locks. Complete3d in 1825, the Erie Canal was an immediate commercial success. Increasing traffic soon made it necessary to enlarge the canal. The "Enlarged Erie Canal" was finished in 1862 and was deeper, wider, and straighter than the original. In some places, the Enlarged Canal was built directly on top of the original. In others places, a new course was laid to eliminate unnecessary twits and turns. The New York State Barge Canal opened in 1918, and the "Enlarged Erie Canal" was abandoned.
The Old Erie Canal Historic Park is a 36-mile trail following the canal's towpath from DeWitt to Rome. This scenic trail passes through a variety of natural and cultural landscapes including open farmland, dense woods, and old canal communities. Originally part of the Enlarged Erie Canal that ran from Albany to Buffalo, this section now serves as a feeder for the New York State Barge Canal.
The Enlarged Erie Canal
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Workers began the construction of the original Erie Canal in 1817 on the flat Oneida Plain between Syracuse and Rome. This section of the canal was known as the "Long Level" and did not require the construction of locks. Complete3d in 1825, the Erie Canal was an immediate commercial success. Increasing traffic soon made it necessary to enlarge the canal. The "Enlarged Erie Canal" was finished in 1862 and was deeper, wider, and straighter than the original. In some places, the Enlarged Canal was built directly on top of the original. In others places, a new course was laid to eliminate unnecessary twits and turns. The New York State Barge Canal opened in 1918, and the "Enlarged Erie Canal" was abandoned.
Location. 43° 2.598′ N, 76° 2.253′ W. Marker is near DeWitt, New York, in Onondaga County. It is on Cedar Bay Road near Lyndon. The marker is located at the Cedar Bay parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kinne Road, Syracuse NY 13214, 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, 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: Matilda Joslyn Gage (approx. 1.8 miles away); Matilda Joslyn Gage Home
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2024, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
