Matthew Ballard
Vol. 4, No. 40 October is National Apple Month! This photograph, likely taken in the latter quarter of the 19th century, shows the New York Central Railroad Depot located at…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 42 Did you know that Orleans County has the most lift bridges along the Erie Canal? Of the 16 vertical lift bridges that exist between Lockport and…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 31 The long, illustrious history of the Erie Canal is filled with tragedy and catastrophe despite its successes as an economic driving force for New York State.…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 30 The success of the Erie Canal was not without trials and tribulations over its 200-year history. These photographs, taken in August of 1927, show the damage…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 29 Western New York and Orleans County owe its success and growth of the 19th century to the Erie Canal. Breaking through the wilderness of our region,…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 28 Taken on August 19, 1925 by the New York Department of State Engineers, Western Division, this image shows Guard Gate 15 located at Bates Road in…
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