Erie Canal 1825 — Albion, New York

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Erie Canal 1825

Albion, New York

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The Erie Canal, opened in 1825 as the main passage to the west, became the New York State Barge Canal in 1903. Newport, now Albion, grew after 1821 at the planned canal and Oak Orchard Road.

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Albion, New York · USA

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