Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site

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Erie Canal National Historic Landmark
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
9 remaining arches of Schoharie Crossing Aqueduct
Nearest city:	Fort Hunter, New York
Built/Founded:	1820
Architect:	Multiple
Designated as NHL:	October 9, 1960 [1]
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966 [2]
NRHP Reference#:	66000530
Governing body:	State

Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, also known as Erie Canal National Historic Landmark, is a historic district that includes the ruins of the Erie Canal aqueduct over Schoharie Creek, and a 3.5 mile long part of the Erie Canal, in the towns of Glen and Florida within Montgomery County, New York. It is the only part of the old canal that has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

The aqueduct was built in 1841-1845 as part of the first enlargement of the canal, and was carrying traffic by 1845. It crosses Schoharie Creek about .4 miles southeast of its joining the Mohawk River, in Fort Hunter, New York. Historic American Engineering Record NY-6

It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1960.^[1],^[3]

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[edit] External links

• Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, at NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
• Schoharie Aqueduct (30 photos) and 3 drawings at Historic American Buildings Survey
• Yankee Hill Lock Number 28, Schoharie Creek Aqueduct Vicinity (4 photos), at HABS.
• Erie Canal: Schoharie Crossing State Historic Park, with photos
• More park information from Wildernet

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