Erie Canalway Heritage Partners Announced
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Arkell Museum, Canajoharie |
Twenty-five canal-related museums and cultural heritage sites have been selected to participate in a newly created Erie Canalway Partner Program. The program aims to offer increased visibility and technical assistance to sites, while further enhancing the visitor experience of the National Heritage Corridor.
The commission secured a $230,000 federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
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Camillus Erie Canal Park |
to fund the program, which designates partners into one of three categories based on their facilities, hours of operation, and significance as a canal site.
According to Beth Sciumeca, Executive Director of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, "Each one of our partners shares a different aspect of the canal's role in shaping New York and the nation. Some have important works of engineering, others have works of art or artifacts, and some
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Fort Plain Library |
highlight the value of the canal today. By working together, each place can provide a bridge to the next, offering a more complete picture for residents and visitors."
Additional sites may apply to become partners in a second round of selection planned for 2011. For more information, visit www.eriecanalway.org.
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ERIE CANALWAY HERITAGE PARTNERS
Arkell Museum at Canajoharie, Canajoharie
Burden Iron Works Museum, Troy
Camillus Erie Canal Park, Camillus
Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, Chittenango
Eastern Gateway to the Canal System at Waterford Harbor, Waterford
Erie Canal Discovery Center, Lockport
Erie Canal Museum, Syracuse
Historic Palmyra, Palmyra
Mohawk Towpath Byway, Waterford and Cohoes to Schenectady
North Tonawanda History Museum, North Tonawanda
Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, Fort Hunter
Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry, Seneca Falls
ERIE CANALWAY AFFILIATE SITES
Fort Plain Free Library, Fort Plain
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, North Tonawanda
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester
Rochester Public Library, Rochester
Schenectady Museum & Planetarium, Schenectady
Spencerport Depot & Canal Museum, Spencerport
ERIE CANALWAY POINTS OF INTEREST
A number of organizations maintain valuable Points of Interest throughout the National Heritage Corridor. The Commission will be working with the following organizations to further enhance these sites:
New York State Canal Corporation
NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Town of Halfmoon
Town of Montezuma
Western Monroe Historical Society (Morgan Manning House), Brockport
Watervliet Shaker National Historic District, Watervliet
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