5 markers in the database.
Alexander, NY · est. 2004
Erected in 1837, this cobblestone building served the village of Alexander as a classical academy at a time when secondary education was rare in rural America. Cobblestone construction — laying tens of thousands of water-rounded stones by hand — flourished in a roughly 65-mile radius of Rochester, NY, after Erie Canal masons settled the region.
Childs (Gaines), NY · est. 1993
After the Erie Canal opened in 1825, the masons who had cut its locks turned to building homes, churches, and schools from glacial cobblestones. The Childs cluster is the densest surviving example of the craft.
New York, NY · est. 1965
In the great hall, arrivals were inspected, questioned, and — for nearly all — admitted to begin new lives. Ellis Island became the symbol of America as a nation of immigrants.
Lockport, NY · est. 1976
To lift canal boats 60 feet over the Niagara Escarpment, engineers built five paired locks — boats going up on one side while others descended. The project drew workers from across Europe and gave the city of Lockport its name.
Seneca Falls, NY · est. 1980
Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, the 1848 convention at the Wesleyan Chapel launched the organized women's suffrage movement. Sixty-eight women and thirty-two men signed the Declaration of Sentiments.