This article originally appeared in a NYSED press release.
The New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education is making history more accessible than ever! Its world-class team of researchers is honoring the 200th anniversary of one of the largest and most remarkable public works projects in American history by bringing the Erie Canal’s legacy directly to New York State schools and other cultural institutions. “Enterprising Waters: New York’s Erie Canal” is an eight-panel exhibition carefully curated by the New York State Museum to bring the astonishing story of the canal to life, celebrating its visionary inception, ambitious construction, and bicentennial commemoration.
Completed on October 26, 1825, the Erie Canal transformed New York into the nation's leading hub of international commerce, reshaping the state's economic and cultural landscape forever. This exhibition explores the canal's remarkable development and its role in establishing New York as the most powerful center of trade in the country. Read more...
