#13: (Satellite, Bedford St. is built on the canal's RoW, and the lock was about half way between High and Columbia Streets.)
Adam Dubec posted two photos with the comment:
Lock no. 13 Bedford Street looking North, roughly standing on Columbia StreetThe Bedford St Bridge is behind the Lock at the High St intersection(Primeau's). Mansion in far background on top of hill is the former School Administration Building/Mansion on Johnson Ave in Green. St Agnes spire is above the tree line in the top Left of photo in Red. Mule team tows the Nina West and other canal boats thru the locks. (credit to Cori Willson)Nina West was my great grandmother born in 1884. Virtually certain this boat was owned by her father Nelson West, who was a second generation canaler. Nina West married a canaler and later had 4 sons and 2 son in-laws who were tugboat men on the canal(Aaron Connor)One in the chamber and 3 are in line waiting. Rush Hour Traffic! This section of the canal was always a busy section due to the nature of the design. There were 72 lift locks on the Erie Canal, 10 of which were in Cohoes alone and 'The Sixteens' when you account for Watervliet.
Matt Rehcserd: Couple of houses on Bedford between Columbia and the bowling alley were built right around 1900 and are still there. Must have been a real change for everyone when the Waterford flight and the barge canal opened.
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This amp is at a weird angle. Specifically, Bedford Street is a north/south street with North towards the right side. Note the original 1825 canal route was closer to the rivers.
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| ErieCanal_tour via SpindleCity via ErieCanal_Lock9-18, cropped and reduced |
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