Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

Parks Directory of the United States / National Heritage Areas

Address: c/o Peebles Island Resource Center
PO Box 219
Waterford, NY 12188
Phone: 518-237-8643;
Fax: 518-235-4248;
Web: www.nps.gov/erie/index.htm
Established: Authorized on December 21, 2000.
Location: In upstate New York.
Special Features: Few historic resources in the United States are equal to the Erie Canal in their impact on the creation of the American nation. The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor will work in partnership with the 230 communities in the heritage corridor to protect this treasured cultural and historic resource and promote the 524-mile New York State Canal System as a recreation destination for today's boaters and visitors.

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