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October 25, 2017

› 2017 › October › 25

Erie Canal Museum celebrates 55 years after rescue from near-demolition

October 25, 2017 News
See the story on Syracuse.com here. By Katrina Tulloch, ktulloch@syracuse.com, syracuse.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- This week, the Erie Canal Museum celebrates 55 years as a public museum devoted to telling the Erie Canal's story, after almost being torn down to build Interstate 81. The museum opened in 1962 after years of effort by members of Read More »
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