Black River Canal Museum and Warehouse
A growing museum celebrates this record-holding canal that played a significant role in the region’s economic development
The Erie Canal gets much of the glory as the pre-eminent engineering feat of its day, but the Black River Canal holds its own place in history: It still holds the record for most locks on a canal, 109. The 77-mile long canal, which ran uphill as it connected the Erie Canal in Rome to the Black River, gave the North Country access to markets in the East and Midwest.
At a glance
- Check out the full-size replica canal boat on the museum grounds, along the original canal route
- Artifacts are displayed in a restored warehouse on the site
- Kids can steer model boats in a working mini-canal
Address
502 Water Street
Boonville
, NY
13309
ContactUs@BlackRiverCanalMuseum.com
Phone
(315) 942-6763
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