In the late 1800s the boatyard across from you was full of boats, shops, people, horses and mules. The heart of the complex was the three-bay dry dock where canal boats were repaired. New boats were built on the ground next to the dry docks. . . . — — Map (db m144327) HM
The canal increased industry productivity. It quickly brought raw materials and workers to factories, and made shipping faster and cheaper than transporting over land. Some structures of the canal were even specially designed for multiple uses to . . . — — Map (db m144326) HM
In this vicinity once stood
a one bay drydock and store
house in operation by 1824,
at the convergence of the
Chittenango and Erie Canals — — Map (db m145721) HM
When a canal boat needed repairs, the captain went to the nearest dry dock. A dry dock was a basin or bay that could be flooded to get a boat in, and then drained so that the boat could be repaired. Along the canal, at least 44 different dry docks . . . — — Map (db m144329) HM
The high ground from Syracuse to Rome, known as the Rome Summit Level, was the first completed section of the canal. Water does not naturally fill this section because of its elevation, but the canal needed to be full to be open. Construction of . . . — — Map (db m144328) HM
This was the main industrial area of the village. To the left was a wood-frame grist mill (ca 1820) that ground grain and made feed for local farmers. Fire destroyed the mill in 1944.
In front of you was a three story stone mill (ca 1820) that . . . — — Map (db m147201) HM
The lamplighter used this cart to maintain the
village streetlamps. He would use a long pole to
light the lamps each evening and put them out
each morning. During the day he would use the
cart to carry fuel and materials to maintain . . . — — Map (db m139569) HM
Company Incorporated 1818.
Canal In Use By 1824. Site
Of Turn-Around Basin For
Canal Boat Transportation
North To The Grand Old Erie
— — Map (db m109559) HM
