Erie Canal Museum
New York
The museum occupies Syracuse's surviving 1850 weighlock building, itself the central artifact, and explains how canal boats were weighed and how the canal reshaped New York. Renovation work can briefly close portions even while the museum remains open.
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The museum occupies Syracuse's surviving 1850 weighlock building, itself the central artifact, and explains how canal boats were weighed and how the canal reshaped New York. Renovation work can briefly close portions even while the museum remains open.
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