Lyons in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Canal Store
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 28, 2025
1. Canal Store Marker
By Horace Wescott as Grocery
And Chandlery Supplying Boats
Passing Through Lock 56
AKA Poorhouse Lock.
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 770.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 43° 3.944′ N, 77° 1.617′ W. Marker is in Lyons, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Dry Dock Road south of New York State Route 31, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7473 Dry Dock Road , Lyons NY 14489, 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 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Poor House Lock (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lyons Drydock (approx. 0.4 miles away); Honoring Those Who Worked on the Erie Canal (approx. half a mile away); Naming of Lyons (approx. 1½ miles away); They Call me Sal Mural (approx. 1½ miles away); First School (approx. 1½ miles away); G. Winston Dobbins Memorial Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Museum of Wayne County History (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lyons.
Also see . . .
1. The Travels of Tug 44 : Erie Canal - Old Lock 56, Lyons, NY.
This web page shows older photos of the lock before recent clean-up work to make it more presentable. Of note is the historic photo showing the lock prior to the extension of the north lock chamber in 1888. The Canal Store is in the photo.(Submitted on April 29, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
2. Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 56 -- Lyons, N.Y. A page from the "Traces" section of the website, The Erie
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 28, 2025
2. Canal Store and Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 28, 2025
3. Canal Store and Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 28, 2025
4. Lock 56, Lyons
Adjacent to the Lock Store is Erie Canal Lock 56. Built in 1849, Lock 56 was also known as the Poorhouse Lock, named after a nearby poorhouse. The lock had a 10 foot lift. The view here is to the west looking into the south lock chamber. The north chamber of the lock was lengthened in 1888.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 29, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
