Erie Canal in the Mohawk Valley, 1905

15 Miles on the Sacandaga Canal? The Canal Craze with David Brooks 

Date: February 8, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Fulton County Historical Society and Museum Virtual Presentation
Organizer: Fulton County Historical Society and Museum
Phone: 518-725-2203
Fulton County | Fulton County Historical Society

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 7PM (Virtual Presentation)

This presentation will discuss the construction and success of the Erie Canal and the subsequent “canal craze” that sparked the idea of a Great Sacandaga Canal. Discover the area’s efforts to expand their commercial reach as they sought to draw raw goods and resources from the Sacandaga Valley and throughout the Adirondack Mountains down to the Mohawk Valley, and wider global economic market.

David Brooks is the Education Director at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter, N.Y. – within the system of sites operated by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Schoharie Crossing interprets and preserves the significant history of the Erie Canal and its contributions to the state as well as the nation.