Schoharie Crossing at Sixty - Part I
The Bicentennial of the Erie Canal in 2025 provided a lot of wonderful opportunities to share the history of the canal and Schoharie Crossing with folks all around the region and the state of New York. We reached across the state with programs, public initiatives from partners such as the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, NYS Canal Corporation, Parks & Trails New York, Canal Society of New York State, and others. Looking back at this past year, the foundation was set in the 1950’s. It was then, in 1955 that the Montgomery County Archivist and Historian, Edward Sheehan wrote a prospectus for the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors. The article was entitled “Fort Hunter Most Logical Site for Erie Canal Restoration, Museum”. By 1957, this idea had spurred the creation of the Fort Hunter Canal Society, led by active members of the community such as Clarke Blair and Bill Hovey. The year prior, the Canal Society of New York had been es...
