Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor

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An Act of Congress in the year 2000 established the Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor to preserve and ensure public access to historical features along the Erie Canal’s route. The heritage site now includes thirty-four National Historic Landmarks, 800 listings on the National Register of Historic Places, four National Parks, one National Forest, two National Wildlife Refuges, one National Scenic Trail, four National Natural Landmarks, eleven State Wildlife Management Areas, nine New York State Historic Sites, and twenty-four State Parks. Some 1.6 million people visit some part of the Canal each year.

 The New York State Canal Corporation, the quasi-government body responsible for the management and development of the Erie Canalway Trail, maintains that over three-quarters of the 365-mile Erie Canal path is usable for bicycling, walking and even cross-country skiing.

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This image of a proposed plan of Canal Side from 2010 that is part of a 2013 Canalside Modified General Project Plan.  Image Courtesy of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation.

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This is a rendering is a view of Canalside from Pearl Street. This is part of a 2013 Canalside Modified General Project Plan.  Image Courtesy of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation.

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South of the Mountains 2010-06, Vol. 54, No. 3; June-September 2010 newsletter of The Historical Society of Rockland County. Reference is made to the Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor (page 12).

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