Re: Where Erie Canal Crosses Mohawk River

[P3D David T Emlen <dte@xxxxxxxxxx>]

James R. Motley <ex836@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Several questions:
> (1) Does anyone on the list know if that section of the Erie    
> Canal still exists and, if so, does it have any commercial use or
> is it used as a tourist attraction?

I grew up in Rome in the Seventies & early Eighties.  I used to ride
my bike along the Erie Canal towpath out to Delta Dam and the aquaduct.
The canal was basically a swamp, overgrown with trees and filled with old
tires and other garbage.  The aquaduct and the lock next to it were
crumbling and covered with broken beer bottles.  I haven't been there
in 10-15 years, so I don't know if there's been any attempt at restoration.
The dam is still in use.

I have what looks like a homemade view from the Fifties of this site
(my sister found it at one of those mall antique shows in Syracuse) and
it doesn't look nearly as overgrown as I remember.

-Dave
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Dave Emlen
dte@xxxxxxxxxx
Systems Analyst - Department of Information Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology


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