Amsterdam in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sweet Canal Store
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, December 16, 2006
1. Sweet Canal Store Marker
Built circa 1850 to service
Barges on Erie Canal, served
As store and forwarding
Warehouse for goods shipped
Across river to Amsterdam
Erected by Heritage and Genealogical Society of Montgomery County.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Erie Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 42° 56.059′ N, 74° 11.869′ W. Marker is in Amsterdam, New York, in Montgomery County. It is on Bridge Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 65 Bridge Street, Amsterdam NY 12010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Mohawk Valley. It is also in the American Northeast 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 walking distance of this marker: South Side Veterans Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); 5th Ward War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Donato (Dan) Persico, Chief T/M (about 300 feet away); The Empire State Trail (about 400 feet away); Marnell Square (about 500 feet away); The Erie Canal in Amsterdam (about 500 feet away); Welcome to the Chuck!
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More about this marker. The marker had been posted at the sidewalk beside Bridge Street. During the summer of 2011 the marker was removed prior to a project that brought fresh pavement and newly poured sidewalks. The marker has been placed beside the canal store, though its installation would appear to be non-permanent.
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Regarding Sweet Canal Store. The Samuel Sweet Canal Store was Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1989.
Also see . . . Sweet, Samuel, Canal Store - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 24, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, August 28, 2014
2. Sweet Canal Store Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, November 25, 2011
3. Samuel Sweet Canal Store & Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, May 20, 2007
4. Sweet Canal Store
Canal Society of New York State President Thomas X. Grasso leads a tour group on a visit to the Samuel Sweet Canal Store in May of 2007, showing a picture of what the canal store building looked like when the Erie Canal was still in use and this area of Amsterdam was known as Port Jackson.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, May 20, 2007
5. Sweet Canal Store Illustration
A closer view of the book that president Grasso brought along showing the Samuel Sweet Canal Store.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, December 16, 2006
6. The Samuel Sweet Canal Store
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, May 20, 2007
7. The Samuel Sweet Canal Store
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, May 20, 2007
8. Sweet Canal Store
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, May 20, 2007
9. The Sweet Canal Store
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, August 28, 2014
10. The Sweet Canal Store
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,356 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 3, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 2. submitted on August 28, 2014, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on December 3, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 10. submitted on August 28, 2014, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
