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Erie Canal Artifact

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Rickhem:
Hello, I was out fishing along the canal since the gates are all still open and there is almost no water in it.  Didn't catch a thing, but had fun exploring.
Came across this thing and have not been able to learn anything about it on the internet.  I don't even know how old it might be, but it seems old looking at it.
Are there any Erie Canal history buffs here?
Can anyone tell me anything about this?

Appleman:
Seeing how The Erie Canal went from Albany to Buffalo what the heck would it be doing there? Did it swing South to Beacon?  I need a history lession😎🇺🇸🍎

GrizG:
I'd venture that it was used to mark the location of a navigation beacon. The canal system includes sections that were not dug but rather follow natural water courses... as such you could "get lost" or otherwise run into things, or aground, in many places along the canal.  I took a mule powered barge ride one time but otherwise haven't been on the canal's water. I rode a bicycle the length of it... and also rode major sections (e.g., Buffalo to Little Falls, Syracuse to Albany). I found that the interpretative signage along the way tells an interesting story. I was also aware of the web sites related to it.

http://www.canals.ny.gov/Navinfo/index.html
http://www.canals.ny.gov/wwwapps/navinfo/navinfo.aspx?waterway=eriewestern

walkabout:
Thats a great find .

greensider:
Cool find

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