American railroading began in the Capital District. On December 28, 1825, Schenectady County native (Duanesburg) George Featherstonhaugh (pronounced fen-shaw) ran a newspaper notice announcing the ...
Ironically, both the Mohawk and Hudson and Saratoga & Schenectady were designed by engineer John B. Jervis, who was hired as an axeman on the Erie Canal in 1817. While working, he studied ...
Every performance will take place on a ramshackle raft making its way through the Erie Canal and Hudson River. The act will ...
On a visit to Schenectady Tuesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced new investments of more than $100 million for ...
“Two hundred years ago, Lafayette was only in the City of Schenectady for a couple hours. They were showing off the Erie Canal, because that was brand new at the time,” explains ...
Meanwhile Nozzolio and Krupsak went to another event on the Erie Canal, had lunch and “had ... Krupsak was born on March 26, 1932 in Schenectady, N.Y. to Ambrose and Mamie Krupsak.
A financial grant is heading toward the Albany waterway in the continued effort to redevelop the eastern end of the Erie ...
The collaborative exhibition spotlights year-long photographic exploration by the 2024 Erie Canal Artist-in-Residence cohort.
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the completion of the Erie Canal, and Cayuga County will be celebrating.