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From Ditches to Riches: An Erie Canal Walking Tour In-Person
The Erie Canal, which celebrates its bicentennial this year, was instrumental in establishing Rochester as one of America’s first boomtowns. The canal not only fueled Rochester’s economic development, but it also helped diversify the local population as it spurred the settlement of immigrants and migrants with varying religious, social, and political viewpoints.
Join us for an approximately 1-mile-long tour along the Erie Canal’s former route downtown. The tour details the canal’s rise and decline and showcases the many ways in which the waterway transformed the Rochester community.
Registration is strongly encouraged, but not required.
*In case of inclement weather, tour may be canceled
- Date:
- Thursday, June 12, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Library:
- Central Library
- Audience:
- All Ages
- Categories:
- Department - Local History & Genealogy Local History Erie Canal Walking Tour