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Erie Canal Change Bridges – Changing Sides: Not Direction

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The bridge you see in the picture above is like many others that crossed the Erie Canal during the latter half of the nineteenth century, but this particular bridge was used for an unusual purpose.  This bridge – which was moved from it’s original location to this park in Palmyra – was a change bridge.  It’s … Read more

The Medina Aqueduct

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This picture of the so-called “enlarged” Erie (ca 1862-1914) at Medina was taken between 1903 and 1914. The two yellow arrows are pointing to a falls in the Oak Orchard Creek, and to the culvert (insert) that allows the creek to pass under the canal, respectively (see the panorama below). The canal was deliberately routed … Read more