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Syracuse’s First Fourth of July Celebration

July 2, 2020 educational program, Free program, history, Lecture, Museum Initiatives, New York State history, online program, Presentation, public program, Syracuse, Syracuse history

July 2 Quarantine Coffee Hour looks at Syracuse's 1820 Fourth of July celebration Join the Erie Canal Museum on Facebook Live at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 2 for our weekly Quarantine Coffee Hour. The program is free and open to the public. Museum Educator Derrick Pratt will discuss the Fourth of July celebration in the hamlet of Syracuse Read More »

Syracuse’s First Fourth of July Celebration

June 29, 2020 Feature article, News, Uncategorized DeWitt Clinton, Erie Canal, Erie Canal history, feature story, history, New York State history, Syracuse

A look at Syracuse's 1820 Fourth of July celebration By Derrick Pratt, Erie Canal Museum Educator The Erie Canal totally transformed the state of New York. In few places was that transformation as clear as in the Erie Canal Museum’s hometown, Syracuse. Prior to the Canal, what became the City of Syracuse was a small, Read More »