Schuylerville in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Boats Bring Business

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 7, 2026

1. Boats Bring Business Marker

Inscription. The Champlain Canal attracted resourceful business people who soon made a successful living catering to those traveling the waterway, making Schuylerville a thriving canal community. The turning basin ("Champlain Basin" on map, left) located across the street from the current Gateway Visitors Center, created a natural stopping point for those teaveling the canal. In downtown Schuylerville travelers were able to pick up supplies, load materials, enjoy a well-earned beverage at a local drinking establishment, and spend the in the comfortably furnished New York Hotel.

Original Champlain Canal and towpath in Schuylerville, looking north towards Ferry Street.

With the easy and inexpensive transport opportunities that the canal provided, factories and mills soon populated its banks, bringing jobs to its neighboring communities. Paper manufacturing was a major industry in the area. Pulpwood harvested from the Adirondacks was sent up and down the Champlain Canal and turned into everything from book pages to wallpaper.

Schuylerville was home to the Liberty Branch of the Standard Wall Paper Company, located just north

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of the village. By 1900 the Liberty Branch employed 200 people (mostly men and boys) and manufactured 50,000 to 60,000 rolls of premium printed wallpaper annually, which were then shipped throughout the country.

Postcard of Liberty Branch of Standard Wallpaper Co., Schuylerville.

Left: The 18B5 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Schuylerville, listing downtown businesses and amenities. Image courtesy of Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 43° 5.971′ N, 73° 34.799′ W. Marker is in Schuylerville, New York, in Saratoga County. It is at the intersection of Empire State Trail and Ferry Street (New York State Route 29), on the left when traveling south on Empire State Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Schuylerville NY 12871, 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

Reverse Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 7, 2026

2. Reverse Side

in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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: General Lafayette (a few steps from this marker); Lakes To Locks Passage (within shouting distance of this marker); First Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Knox And The Noble Train Of Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Champlain Canal Region (within shouting distance of this marker); America’s Turning Point (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named America’s Turning Point (within shouting distance of this marker); 1755 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schuylerville.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 7, 2026

3. Boats Bring Business Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2026, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2026, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.