Intended for WGP Foundation Historic Transportation Canal markers only. These are typically identified with an image of a stylized boat and waves on the top portion of the marker. Not intended for other WGPF markers that are not part of this series, even if they are canal-related.
Completed 1940 connecting Lake Hood and Lake Spenard. Increased takeoff area for floatplanes & made possible Lake Hood seaplane base. — — Map (db m305878) HM
Controlled water flow into
five-lock Little Falls canal.
Open 1795. Let boats bypass
rapids & 44 foot drop. Stone
construction added ca. 1803 — — Map (db m262043) HM
By 1848, hamlet included boat repair, warehouses & homes. Goods & passengers transported daily on Genesee Valley Canal to Rochester ca. 1840-1878. — — Map (db m212424) HM
Canal port ca. 1846-1878. Stored & shipped grains, coal, apples, water lime & salt on Genesee Valley Canal to Rochester and Erie Canal. — — Map (db m212426) HM
Locktender’s house
served Erie Canal Lock 51
located west of Jordan.
Lock active ca. 1858-1917.
This rare Erie Canal bldg.
moved here 1988 and restored. — — Map (db m153650) HM
By 1874, hamlet included ice house, store, stables & homes. Potatoes and ice transported on nearby Champlain Canal. Shipped to NYC via Hudson R. — — Map (db m173792) HM
Built 1840-1841 to replace original 1825 Structure. Carried boats on Erie Canal across Plotterkill. Rebuilt After July 1891 Storm. — — Map (db m162654) HM
Delaware and Hudson Canal carried coal from PA 108 miles to Kingston from 1828-1898. This section of route 97 was built over canal bed. — — Map (db m285047) HM
