The Erie Canal. The Early Years.
Date:
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 - 07:30
Location:
Wyman Osterhout Community Center, 7 Old New Salem Rd., Voorheesville (New Salem).
The Erie Canal. The Early Years. 7:30 p.m. Season-opening program for the New Scotland Historical Association Featuring seldom-seen manuscripts from the New York State Archives from the first days of “Clinton's Ditch,” Craig Williams, retired senior historian at the NYS Museum and canal expert, will provide an illustrated overview of how the people of NYS learned to survey, design, construct and operate this unparalleled engineering achievement. Wyman Osterhout Community Center, 7 Old New Salem Rd., Voorheesville (New Salem).