
1852 view of the Erie Canal at Little Falls, N.Y., 57 miles west of Schenectady. An early canal was dug at the Mohawk River rapids here in 1793-94. (Courtesy of the Albany Institute of History and Art)
1852 view of the Erie Canal at Little Falls, N.Y., 57 miles west of Schenectady. An early canal was dug at the Mohawk River rapids here in 1793-94. (Courtesy of the Albany Institute of History and Art)