200 Years Ago: What Were They Thinking?

Ray Weigel from the Niagara County Historical Society at each of its three locations, and  manager of the Erie Canal Discovery Center in Lockport, will  look at the need for – and construction of – the Erie Canal, with a focus on Lockport and the western end of the canal.  The audience should gain a new appreciation of how significant an achievement the Erie Canal was for New York and the United States.