Erie Canal Museum (Syracuse, New York)

USA / New York / Syracuse / Syracuse, New York / Erie Boulevard East, 318
 place with historical importance, 1850s construction, maritime museum
318 Erie Boulevard East
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 471-0593
eriecanalmuseum.org/

The Syracuse Weighlock Building which now houses a museum was constructed in 1850 to weigh barges that plied the Enlarged Erie Canal. It is the only weigh station along the entire system that used to run through here that still exists to this day.
www.eriecanalmuseum.org/weigh_hist.asp
Drawn plans for a weighlock.
www.eriecanal.org/UnionCollege/The_Weigh_Lock.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Canal_Museum
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Coordinates:   43°3'2"N   76°8'55"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago