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mile	shore	HERITAGE SITE	DOCK/BIKE PATH
145.13	east	Crailo State Historic Site phone: (518) 463-8738 Museum of the Colonial Dutch in the Hudson Valley.	Albany Yacht Club 0.25 miles to heritage site
145.88	west	USS Slater Museum Ship phone: (518) 431-1943 The last WWII destroyer escort afloat in America.	Jennings Landing 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Mohawk-Hudson Trail.
145.88	west	Irish American Heritage Museum phone: (518) 427-1916 Tells the story of contributions of Irish people & culture in America.	Jennings Landing 0.4 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.1 miles from Mohawk-Hudson Trail.
145.88	west	Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center phone: (518) 434-0405 Museum of the 400-year-old City of Albany, Capital of New York State.	Jennings Landing 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.5 miles from Mohawk-Hudson Trail.
155.85	west	Matton Shipyard phone: (518) 237-7000 A rare surviving example of an early 20th century shipyard.	Waterford Harbor Visitor Center 0.6 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Deleware Avenue Trail.

mile	shore	HERITAGE SITE	DOCK/BIKE PATH
7.37	west	Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant phone: (518) 664-4961 Oldest (1897) continuously operating hydroplant in the US alongside one of the few still operating Barge Canal hydroplants.	Lock C2 upper approach wall 100 feet to heritage site
25.00	west	Schuyler House phone: (518) 664-9821 Historic country home of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler.	Schuyler Yacht Basin 0.5 miles to heritage site
26.26	west	Schuylerville Junction Lock & old canal (1 mile) phone: (518) 695-3919 Old (1916) junction lock (4' lift) connecting Enlarged-era & Barge Canals.	Hudson Crossing Park dock 0.15 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Canalway Trail.
26.26	west	Barge Canal Hydroelectic Plant phone: (518) 695-3919 Original hydroelectric plant (1916) still in operation.	Hudson Crossing Park dock 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Canalway Trail.
30.08	east	Old Champlain Lock #13: Ft Miller phone: (518) 695-3751 Old Enlarged-era canal lock (9.5' lift)	Lock C6 upper wall 500 feet to heritage site
36.93	west	Rogers Island Visitor Center phone: (518) 747-3693 Pre-revolution British garrison.	Ft. Edward Yacht Basin (1 mi. W) 0.5 miles to heritage site
36.93	west	Old Champlain Lock #15: Brewery Old Enlarged-era (1862) canal lock (8' lift).	Ft. Edward Yacht Basin (1 mi. W) 0.4 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.2 miles from Canalway Trail
37.40	west	Ft Edward Junction Lock & Aqueduct 1916 Enlarged-era/Barge Canals junction lock; and an 1869 aquaduct.	Ft. Edward Docks 0.2 miles to heritage site
37.40	west	Old Fort House Museum phone: (518) 747-9600 1840s 5-building complex of local artifacts including a "Toll Keepers" house.	Ft. Edward Docks 300 feet to heritage site
40.83	west	Glens Falls Feeder Canal phone: (518) 792-5363 Formerly navigable canal that currently feeds the Champlain Canal summit.	No dock. Site visible from waterway. Bike path: On Glens Falls Feeder Canal Trail.
49.38	west	Old Champlain Lock #16 & #17: Ft. Ann Old Enlarged-era canal locks (8.4' & 8.2' lifts).	Village of Ft Ann docks 500 feet to heritage site Bike path: Canalway Trail connection in 2020.
49.38	west	Old Champlain Lock #18: Ft. Ann Old Enlarged-era Canal lock (7.2' lift)	Village of Ft Ann docks 0.25 miles to heritage site
52.58	east	Old Champlain Lock #19: Parish Old Enlarged-era (1862) canal lock (2' lift)	No dock. Site visible from waterway.
60.50	west	Skenesborough Museum phone: (518) 499-0716 Museum about Whitehall, birthplace of the US Navy.	Whitehall Harbor 50 feet to heritage site Bike path: On Whitehall Promenade
60.50	east	Skene Manor phone: (518) 499-1906 Victorian gothic historic mansion (1872).	Whitehall Harbor 0.5 miles to heritage site

mile	shore	HERITAGE SITE	DOCK/BIKE PATH
0.73	north	Erie Canalway Visitor Center phone: (518) 237-7000 x206 Orients visitors to Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.	Waterford Harbor Visitor Center 0.3 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Deleware Avenue Trail.
0.73	north	Old Champlain Canal Lock #5 Old Enlarged-era (1862) Champlain Canal Lock #5 (14.2' lift)	Waterford Harbor Visitor Center 0.9 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Champlain Canalway Trail.
0.73	north	Old Champlain Canal Weighlock Enlarged-era Champlain Canal weighlock.	Waterford Harbor Visitor Center 0.4 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Champlain Canalway Trail.
0.73	north	Old Champlain Canal & Sidecut Locks #1, #2 & #3 phone: (518) 233-9123 Enlarged-era Champlain Canal & sidecut locks (10.8'/10.8'/11.5' lifts).	Waterford Harbor Visitor Center 0.15 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Champlain Canalway Trail.
0.73	south	Old Champlain Canal Lock #4 Old Enlarged-era (1862) Champlain Canal Lock #4	Waterford Harbor Visitor Center 1 mile to heritage site Bike path: On Champlain Canalway Trail.
0.73	south	Waterford Historical Museum phone: (518) 238-0809 Museum about Waterford and the Erie & Champlain Canals	Waterford Harbor Visitor Center 1 mile to heritage site Bike path: On Champlain Canalway Trail.
4.48	both	Crescent Aquaduct (Lower Mohawk River Aquaduct) Ruins of original (1825) aquaduct over Mohawk River	No dock. Site visible from waterway.
11.02	south	Old Niskayuna Train Station phone: (518) 386-4526 1834 train station that now serves an an art exhibit space.	Niskayuna Lions Park launch (shallow) 150 feet to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
17.24	north	Old Erie Canal Locks #21 & #22: Lower & Upper Aquaduct phone: (518) 384-9971 Old (1842) Enlarged-era canal locks.	Schenectady Yacht Club 0.15 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.1 mile from Erie Canalway Trail.
17.24	both	Rexford Aquaduct (Upper Mohawk River Aquaduct) phone: (518) 384-9971 Ruins of Enlarged-era (1842) aquaduct over Mohawk River.	SYC/Site visible from waterway. 150 feet to heritage site Bike path: 0.1 mile from Canalway Trail.
21.25	south	Schenectady Stockade District New Yorks first Historic District.	No dock. Visible from waterway. Bike path: On street section of Canalway Trail.
21.27	north	Scotia Cinema phone: (518) 346-5055 1929 historic movie theater.	Scotia Village Docks 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.8 mile from Canalway Trail.
24.04	south	Old Erie Canal Lock #23 Alexander's phone: (518) 346-4631 Old Enlarged-era (1842) canal lock (7.9' lift) and rebuilt lockmaster's shed.	Lock E8 upper approach wall 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
26.18	south	VanSlyke/Plotter Kill Aquaduct Enlarged-era aquaduct (1842).	Kiwanis Park boat ramp dock 0.1 miles to heritage site Bike path: Canalway Trail crosses over.
26.77	south	Culvert 31 Enlarged-era culvert (1842) that allowed a creek to pass under the canal.	No dock. Site visible from waterway. Bike path: Canalway Trail crosses over.
31.30	south	Durham Boats at Maybee Farm phone: (518) 374-0263 Western Inland Lock Navigation Company-era replica vessels	Site visible from water, accesible by land. Bike path: Along Canalway Trail on-road section.
39.40	north	Guy Park Manor Revolutionary War-era house built by loyalist Sir William Johnson.	Lock E-11 upper wall 500 feet to heritage site
40.84	south	Old Erie Canal Lock #28 Yankee Hill phone: (518) 829-7516 Old Enlarged-era (1841) canal lock (7.7' lift) and Putman's Grocery Store.	dedicated dock 200 feet to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
43.52	north	Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site phone: (518) 829-7516 Clinton's Ditch, Enlarged, and Barge Canal-era locks & canals.	Lock E12 upper wall 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
43.85	south	Schoharie Crossing Aquaduct phone: (518) 829-7516 Enlarged-era (1840) aquaduct over the Schoharie Creek.	Schoharie Crossing Boat Ramp dock 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.4 miles from Canalway Trail.
53.19	south	Lock E-13 Living History Rest Area Barge Canal and Mohawk Valley interpretive center.	Lock E13 upper approach wall 100 feet to heritage site
60.55	south	The Arkell Museum phone: (518) 673-2314 Art museum created in 1927. Permanent and rotating exhibits.	Canajoharie Riverfront Park 0.15 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.2 miles from Canalway Trail.
64.30	south	Fort Plain Museum phone: (518) 774-5669 American Revolutionary War museum.	Lock E15 upper wall 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.5 miles from Canalway Trail.
64.30	south	Diefendorf Hall Historic canal-side commercial building	Lock E15 upper wall 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.5 miles from Canalway Trail.
66.31	south	Old Erie Canal Lock #33: Crouse Old Enlarged-era (1840) canal lock (6' lift).	dedicated dock 150 feet to heritage site Bike path: 0.4 miles from Canalway Trail.
71.35	south	Old Erie Canal Lock #34: Mindenville Old Enlarged-era canal lock (8.2' lift), south wall. Part of currently operating Barge Canal.	Mooring wall integral to the site. Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
77.24	south	Herkimer Home State Historic Site phone: (315) 823-0398 Historic home of Revolutionary War General Nicholas Herkimer.	dedicated dock 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
78.83	south	Old Erie Canal Lock #36: Little Falls Enlarged-era lock (10' lift) near Barge Canal Lock 17 (40.5' lift) and Clinton's ditch Lock #42 (8' lift, few remains).	Lock 17 lower approach wall. 100' to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
79.07	north	Moss Island National Natural Landmark Uplifted fault block of ancient crystalline rock	Lock E17 upper wall 50' to heritage site Bike path: 0.25 miles from Canalway Trail.
79.57	south	Old Erie Canal Lock #38: Little Falls Enlarged-era canal lock (9.3' lift) north wall; now part of the Barge Canal.	Benton's Landing 250' to heritage site Bike path: 0.5 miles from Canalway Trail.
79.62	north	Western Inland Lock & Navigation Co. Guard Lock and Little Falls Aqueduct WIL&N Co. (pre-Clinton's Ditch-era) guard lock wall and Clinton's Ditch-era aqueduct ruins.	Benton's Landing 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.6 miles from Erie Canalway Trail.
79.76	south	Old Erie Canal Lock #39: Little Falls Enlarged-era canal lock (10' lift), south wall. now part of the Barge Canal.	Little Falls Canals Harbor 0.3 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
85.14	south	Fort Herkimer Church 1753 limestone church built by Palatine settlers.	No dock. Site visible from waterway. Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
85.15	south	Fort Herkimer Waste Weir Enlarged-era canal waste weir.	No dock. Site visible from waterway. Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
100.03	south	Utica Union Station phone: (800) 426-3132 Century-old classic Beaux Arts train station.	Utica Marina, Aquavino 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.5 miles from Erie Canalway Trail.
114.97	north	Fort Stanwix phone: (315) 338-7730 Revolutionary War fort on key trade route; later became the canal route.	Bellamy Harbor Park 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.5 miles from Erie Canalway Trail.
121.38	south	New London Junction Lock Old junction lock connecting Enlarged-era Canal to Barge Canal.	Mooring wall integral to the site. Bike path: 0.8 miles from Canalway Trail.
129.22	north	Sylvan Beach Amusement Park phone: (315) 762-5212 Vintage mid-20th century amusement park.	Sylvan Beach Wall 150 feet to heritage site
129.57	south	Verona Beach Lighthouse Barge Canal-era (1917) lighthouse still in use.	Verona Beach Wall 0.5 miles to heritage site
145.90	south	Frenchman's Island Lighthouse Barge Canal-era (1918) lighthouse on a Wildlife Management Area island.	No dock. Site visible from waterway.
150.50	north	Oliver Stevens Block House phone: (315) 676-3042 Fortified house built in 1794 near Old Fort Brewerton.	Brewerton terminal walls 0.13 miles to heritage site
150.78	north	Brewerton Lighthouse Barge Canal-era (1917) lighthouse still in use.	Brewerton terminal walls 0.35 miles to heritage site
156.29	south	Old Oneida River Improvements Lock - Oak Orchard Old south lock wall (1840) from Oneida River Improvements conecting Oneida Lake to the Oswego Canal.	No dock. Site visible from waterway.
167.18	south	Old Oswego Canal Lock #5 - Mud Lock (0.7 mi. S) Clinton's Ditch-era Oswego Canal Lock.	No dock. Site visible from waterway. Bike path: On Cold Springs Trail.
167.18	south	Salt Museum (3 mi. S) phone: (315) 453-6715 Museum of the industry that created the City of Syracuse.	Onondaga Lake Marina 500 feet to heritage site Bike path: On Onondaga Lake Trail.
167.18	south	Skä•noñh Center (3 mi. S) phone: (315) 453-6767 A Haudenosaunee (commonly refered to as 'Iroquois') heritage center.	Onondaga Lake Marina 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.5 miles from Onondaga Lake Trail.
172.42	south	The Museum at the Shacksboro Schoolhouse phone: (315) 638-2452 Museum of Greater Baldwinsville.	Baldwinsville Terminal 0.4 to heritage site
200.82	both	Richmond Aqueduct phone: (315) 776-8844 Montezuma Heritage Park, Enlarged-era Aqueduct over Seneca River.	Montezuma Anchorage Paddle Camp 1.0 mile to heritage site Bike path: N/A - Internal nature trail network
211.26	south	Brick Church Museum phone: (315) 923-7150 1833 church with hand hewed beam trusses, local artifacts.	Lauraville Landing 0.5 miles to heritage site
220.82	north	Peppermint Museum/H.G Hotchkiss Building phone: (315) 946-4596 Museum about Lyons' traditional industry; peppermint production.	Town of Lyons docks 0.25 miles to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
220.82	north	Museum of Wayne County History phone: (315) 946-4943 Museum of Wayne County in former jail/Sheriff's residence.	Town of Lyons docks 0.4 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
220.82	north	Ohman Theatre phone: (315) 946-4604 Restored 1915 theater currently in use.	Town of Lyons docks 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
221.35	north	Lyons Aqueduct Enlarged Canal-era Aqueduct over Ganargua Creek.	Abby Park boat ramp dock 150' to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
222.46	north	Lyons Drydock Drydock/historic vessels, includes 1929 steam-powered Dipper Dredge #3.	Lock 28A upper wall 500 feet to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
222.46	south	Old Erie Canal Lock #56: Poorhouse Old Enlarged-era Erie Canal lock (10.1' lift).	Lock 28A upper wall 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.5 miles from Canalway Trail.
226.19	south	Old Erie Canal Lock #59: Lockville phone: (315) 331-3296 Enlarged Canal-era lock (7.9' lift).	Lock 28B upper wall 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: 400' from Erie Canalway Trail.
226.68	south	Hoffman Clock Museum phone: (585) 586-2942 Museum of the history of timekeeping.	Newark Canal Port 0.3 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
226.68	south	Newark-Arcadia Museum phone: (585) 331-6409 Museum of Village of Newark & Town of Arcadia history.	Newark Canal Port 0.3 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
235.03	south	Historic Palmyra Museums phone: (315) 597-6981 Four museums representing life in the historic canal town of Palmyra.	Port of Palmyra 0.3 miles to heritage site Bike path: 300' from Erie Canalway Trail.
236.04	south	Mud Creek Aqueduct/Aldrich Change Bridge phone: (315) 597-4691 Enlarged-era Aqueduct over Ganargua Creek & rebuilt change bridge.	Lock 29 upper or lower walls 0.15 miles to heritage site Bike path: Under/over Erie Canalway Trail.
237.98	south	Old Erie Canal Lock #60: Lower Macedon Site of Clinton's Ditch (1821) Lock #71; Remains include Enlarged Canal-era (1841) Lock #60 (10' lift); doubled in 1874; lengthened in 1888.	dedicated dock 100 feet to heritage site Bike path: 0.35 miles from Erie Canalway Trail.
239.02	south	Old Erie Canal Lock #61: Upper Macedon phone: (315) 986-5631 Enlarged Canal-era (1862) lock (6.7' lift).	Lock 30 upper or lower walls 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.2 miles from Canalway Trail.
246.58	south	Fairport Historical Museum phone: (585) 223-3989 Museum of the Village of Fairport and Town of Perinton.	Fairport Terminal 0.15 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.2 miles from Canalway Trail.
250.53	south	Richardson's Canal House phone: (585) 248-5000 Historic Tavern (1821) on the canal.	Bushnell's Basin docks 0.15 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.1 mile from Canalway Trail.
260.55	north	Rochester Aqueduct Enlarged Canal-era (1842) aqueduct over the Genesee River.	Corn Hill Landing 0.25 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.15mi from Genesee Riverway Trail.
260.55	north	The Strong National Museum of Play phone: (585) 263-2700 Toy & game museum.	Corn Hill Landing 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.25mi from Genesee Riverway Trail.
266.47	north	Old Junction Lock, Greece Old (1918) junction lock (3' lift) connecting Enlarged-era & Barge Canals.	No dock. Site visible from waterway. Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
271.20	south	Spencerport Depot phone: (585) 352-0942 Erie Canal, transportation and communications museum.	dedicated dock 50 feet to heritage site Bike path: 600' from Erie Canalway Trail.
278.85	south	Emily L. Knapp Museum Brockport Local History Museum	Brockport Welcome Center 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: 500' from Erie Canalway Trail.
278.85	south	Morgan-Manning House phone: (585) 637-3645 Western Monroe County Local History Museum	Brockport Welcome Center 0.3 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
293.06	south	Albion Courthouse Square phone: (585) 589-9176 Central focal point of Albion's historic district.	Albion Canal Port 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.2 miles from Canalway Trail.
301.07	both	Medina Culvert Road culvert under Erie Canal, originally built in 1823.	No dock. Underpass road visible from waterway. Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
303.65	south	Medina Railroad Museum phone: (585) 352-0942 Railroad & Toy Train Museum.	Medina Canal Basin Park 0.4 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.5 miles from Canalway Trail.
303.65	south	Medina Historical Society Museum phone: (585) 798-3006 Museum of the Village of Medina and Towns of Shelby & Ridgeway.	Medina Canal Basin Park 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
303.65	south	Bent's Opera House phone: (585) 210-9674 1865 Medina sandstone opera house under resoration.	Medina Canal Basin Park 500 feet to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
320.76	north	Old Erie Canal Locks #67-71 phone: (716) 434-3140 Enlarged-era flight of five locks with a restored set of lock gates.	Lock 35 docks 300 feet to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
320.76	north	Erie Canal Discovery Center phone: (716) 434-7433 Erie Canal museum.	Lock 35 docks 0.15 miles to heritage site Bike path: 400' from Erie Canalway Trail.
320.76	north	Lockport Cave & Underground Boat Ride phone: (716) 438-0174 Tour through abandoned power penstocks.	Lock 35 docks 700 feet to heritage site Bike path: 500' from Erie Canalway Trail.
320.76	north	NYS Erie Canal Museum at Locks 34 & 35 phone: (716) 434-3140 Erie Canal museum in former Barge Canal powerhouse.	Lock 35 docks 600 feet to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
320.76	north	Tiffany Windows at 1st Presbytarian Church phone: (716) 433-5905 Six original Tiffany windows.	Lock 35 docks 0.15 miles to heritage site Bike path: 400' from Erie Canalway Trail.
320.76	north	Historic Palace Theater phone: (716) 438-1130 90-year old proscenium arch style theater still in use.	Lock 35 docks 0.4 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.4 miles from Canalway Trail.
320.76	north	Col. William Bond/Jesse Hawley House phone: (716) 434-7433 1824 brick house owned by Erie Canal advocate Jesse Hawley.	Lock 35 docks 0.3 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
327.41	south	Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village phone: (716) 689-1440 Restored 19th century buildings relocated together for exhibits, performances and interpretation.	Ship & Shore restaurant docks 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 300' from Erie Canalway Trail.
338.17	north	Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum phone: (716) 693-1885 Museum of the unique heritage of the carousel and related industries in the Niagara Region.	Gateway Park Docks 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.8 miles from Canalway Trail.
338.17	north	Riviera Theater and Performing Arts Center phone: (716) 692-2413 1926 Italian Renaissance theater still in use.	Gateway Park Docks 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
338.17	north	Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier Artifacts of railroads of Western New York.	Gateway Park Docks 0.4 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.6 miles from Canalway Trail.
338.20	south	Long Homestead Museum phone: (716) 694-7406 History of the Tonawandas museum.	Gateway Park Docks 75 feet to heritage site Bike path: On Erie Canalway Trail.
350.00	south	Canalside Buffalo phone: (716) 574-1537 Site of Buffalo Commercial Slip, replica bowstring footbridge.	dedicated docks 200 feet to heritage site Bike path: On Riverfront Trail.

mile	shore	HERITAGE SITE	DOCK/BIKE PATH
1.99	east	Bridge House Museum phone: (315) 695-1308 Museum in an old Barge Canal bridge house.	Village of Phoenix Henley Park docks 150' to heritage site
5.40	east	Old Oswego Canal Lock #1: Hinmansville Enlarded-era Oswego Canal lock.	No dock. Site visible from waterway (barely).
6.39	east	Old Oswego Canal Lock #2 Enlarded-era Oswego Canal lock.	No dock. Site visible from waterway (barely). Bike path: Internal hiking/mountain bike trail network
15.57	east	Old Oswego Canal Lock: Battle Island Enlarded-era Oswego Canal lock.	No dock. Site visible from waterway.
17.87	east	Old Oswego Canal Lock #12: Minetto Enlarded-era Oswego Canal lock.	No dock. Site visible from waterway.
19.77	east	Old Oswego Canal Lock #14 Enlarded-era Oswego Canal lock (9.6' lift).	No dock. Site visible from waterway.
22.77	east	Fort Ontario phone: (315) 343-4711 War of 1812 fort.	Oswego terminal wall 0.5 miles to heritage site
22.77	east	Richardson-Bates House Museum phone: (315) 343-1342 Museum of Oswego County history.	Oswego terminal wall 0.3 miles to heritage site
22.77	east	Safe Haven phone: (315) 342-3003 Holocaust refugee shelter museum	Oswego terminal wall 0.5 miles to heritage site
22.77	east	John D Murray Firefighters Museum phone: (315) 343-0999 Vintage fire trucks and memorabilia.	Oswego terminal wall 0.5 miles to heritage site
22.98	west	H. Lee White Maritime Museum phone: (315) 342-0480 Maritime museum with historic boats.	Oswego west wall 0.4 miles to heritage site
22.98	west	Oswego 7 Cinemas phone: (315) 343-6361 1941 Atmospheric and Streamline Moderne motifs movie theater.	Oswego west wall 0.2 miles to heritage site
24.11	west	Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse Barge Canal-era lighthouse at the entrance to Lake Ontario.	No dock. Site visible from waterway.

mile	shore	HERITAGE SITE	DOCK/BIKE PATH
8.01	east	Elizabeth Cady Stanton House phone: (315) 568-2991 Home of an organizer of the First Women's Rights Convention	Lock CS-2/3 wall 0.15 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.5 miles from Canalway Trail.
8.55	west	Trinity Episcopal Church phone: (315) 568-5145 1885 Gothic Revival church on the bank of the canal.	Seneca Falls Canal Harbor/visible from canal. 0.2 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
8.75	west	Seneca Falls Historical Society Museum phone: (315)-568-8412 Museum in a 19th Century Queen Anne style house.	Seneca Falls Canal Harbor 0.4 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.5 mile from Canalway Trail.
8.75	west	"It's a Wonderful Life" Museum phone: (315) 568-5838 Museum dedicated to the movie in the town it was based.	Seneca Falls Canal Harbor 0.1 mile to heritage site Bike path: 0.1 mile from Canalway Trail.
8.75	west	Seneca Museum of Waterways & Industry phone: (315) 568-1510 Local canals and industry museum.	Seneca Falls Canal Harbor 100 feet to heritage site Bike path: 0.3 miles from Canalway Trail.
8.75	west	Women's Rights National Historic Park phone: (315) 568-0024 Site of first Women's Rights Convention & begining of equality movement.	Seneca Falls Canal Harbor 0.15 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.2 miles from Cayuga-Seneca Canalway Trail.
8.77	east	Old Cayuga-Seneca Canal Lock #5 Old Enlarged-era canal lock (9' lift), south wall. Part of Barge Canal.	integral to the site 0 feet to heritage site Bike path: On Canalway Trail.
8.84	east	Old Knitting Mill phone: (315) 568-8060 1844 Knitting Mill that now houses the National Women's Hall of Fame.	Seneca Falls Canal Harbor/visible from canal. 150 feet to heritage site Bike path: On Canalway Trail.
8.98	west	Old Cayuga-Seneca Guard Lock Old Enlarged-era canal guard lock.	Seneca Falls boat ramp dock 50 feet to heritage site Bike path: 0.2 miles from Canalway Trail.
9.02	west	Frank J. Ludovico Sculpture Trail One-mile trail lined with women's rights themed sculptures.	Seneca Falls Canal Harbor 0.12 miles to heritage site Bike path: Part of the Canalway Trail.
12.31	west	American Civil War Memorial Sculpture garden paying tribute to Civil War soldiers.	Lock CS-4 approach walls 200 feet to heritage site
12.45	west	National Memorial Day Museum phone: (315) 539-9611 Museum dedicated to Memorial Day in the community that started it all.	Oak Island Park 0.5 miles to heritage site
16.90	west	Old Cayuga-Seneca Canal Lock, Waterloo Old Enlarged-era canal lock west wall, now part of the Barge Canal.	No dock. Site visible from waterway.
17.54	west	Smith Opera House phone: (315) 781-5483 Restored 1894 opera house still used as a performance venue.	Geneva public docks 0.4 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.4mi from Seneca Lake SP Trail.
17.54	west	Geneva Historical Society Museum phone: (315) 789-5151 Museum of Geneva history in a 1829 brick house.	Geneva public docks 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.8mi from Seneca Lake SP Trail.
27.79	east	Sampson State Park Military Museum phone: (315) 585-6392 Museum honoring Navy & Air Force personnel who served at Sampson.	Sampson State Park marina 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: Internal 1.7 mile trail.
52.74	west	International Motor Racing Research Center phone: (607) 535-9044 A museum and archives documenting the history of motorsports.	Frog Hollow Marina 0.5 miles to heritage site Bike path: 0.25 miles from Catherine Valley Trail.

mile	shore	HERITAGE SITE	DOCK/BIKE PATH
17.78	east	Morgan Opera House phone: (315) 364-5437 Restored 1899 opera house still used as a performance venue.	Inns of Aurora docks 100 feet to heritage site
18.39	east	Aurora Masonic Center Waterways exhibition at Wells College	Wells College Boathouse 500 feet to heritage site

HERITAGE SITE
Clutes Drydock phone: (518) 371-6054 Old Enlarged-era (1852) drydock.
Whipple Bridge phone: (518) 371-6054 Hightlight of Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve.
Lock #19: Niskayuna phone: (518) 371-6054 Old Enlarged-era (1842) canal lock (8.4' lift)
Vischer Ferry General Store phone: (518) 579-0195 Restored general store still in use.
Boonville Black River Canal Museum phone: (315) 942-6763 Museum dedicated to an abandoned lateral canal.
Canal Town Museum phone: (315) 697-5002 A canal museum along the Enlarged-era alignment of the Erie Canal.
Chittenango Landing Canal Museum phone: (315) 687-3801 Canal museum next to a preserved dry dock.
Old Erie Canal State Historic Park phone: (315) 637-6111 A 36-mile stretch of the Enlarged-era alignment. Museums, interpretation stops and ruins throughout its length. Connects to Green Lakes State Park (camping, golf, beach, etc.).
Weighlock: Syracuse/Erie Canal Museum phone: (315) 471-0593 Canal museum in a preserved weighlock building.
Camillus Erie Canal Park phone: (315) 488-3409 Canal museum with a restored aqueduct. Boat rides along the old alignment.
Jordan Aqueduct Old Enlarged-era (1845) Erie Canal aqueduct over Skaneateles Creek.
Centerport Aqueduct Old Enlarged-era (1855) Erie Canal aqueduct over Cold Springs & North Brooks.
Port Byron Old Erie Canal Heritage Park Old Enlarged-era (1851) Erie Canal Lock #52 (11.3' lift), south chamber double length.
Rochester Museum & Science Center phone: (585) 271-4320 Science museum with a permenent Erie Canal model lock exhibit.

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