The Buffalo Waterfront: Honoring The Erie Canal

Buffalo's Erie Canal Harbor Project will honor one of the nation's most prominent sites -- the "gateway to the West."

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May 23, 2003, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The $46 million Erie Canal Harbor project is a waterfront infrastructure project which includes reconstruction and restoration of historic and cultural features, a transit plaza, waterfront esplanade, maritime facilities, access infrastructure and a new Naval and Servicesman’s Park.The Erie Canal was recently designated a national heritage corridor by the National Parks Service. "Comparable to what Ellis Island is to New York, this is the gateway to the West" .

Thanks to Mike Ball

FULL STORY: Highlighting history, heritage in canal project

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 in The Buffalo News

History / Preservation New York

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