Delaware and Hudson Canal Museum explained

Delaware and Hudson Canal Museum
Established:1967
Location:High Falls, NY, United States
Type:Transport
Website:Delaware and Hudson Canal Museum

The Delaware and Hudson Canal Museum is a museum in High Falls, New York, United States, specializing in the history and culture of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. It is located in the 1797 DePuy Tavern, D&H Canal Company Offices from 1850 to 1898. The building is a contributing property to the High Falls Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The DePuy Tavern is also the site of the new Mid-Hudson Visitor Center, promoting over 100 attractions within a 35-mile radius of High Falls, NY. The museum's website, www.canalmuseum.org, links to their YouTube channel, D&H TV, with over 85 videos on this important American history, and has a map of all the publicly accessible extant D&H sites.

The museum includes approximately 4000 artifacts[1] including maps, photographs, documents, models, paintings, and prints. It also maintains and operates a walking trail, the Five Locks Walk, which provides access to locks 16–20 of the former canal.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Museum home page . 2008-12-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211152224/https://www.canalmuseum.org/museum.htm . December 11, 2008 .
  2. News: WEEKEND EXCURSION; A Getaway From Ground Zero. 2008-12-12 . The New York Times . Steve . Dougherty . 2002-03-01.