Central New York's Abandoned Canals

This page is dedicated to the memory of my grandfather, Zachary "Big Harry" Fitsik, who helped dig the present-day Barge Canal, known now as the Erie Canal. I love you, Grandpa!
 

Views of the Black River Canal locks, Lake Delta, NY
 

Black River Canal locks, Boonville Gorge, NY
 

Western Inland Lock Navigation Company Canal tunnels in Rome, NY
 

Waste weir and overgrown stretches of the Erie Canal west of Rome, NY