Baldwin Canal - Baldwinsville, NY
Only this monument allows that the Baldwin Canal ever existed here in Baldwinsville. The marker sits on the site of the original towpath. The founder of this canal was Dr. Jonas Baldwin. He applied to the state in 1809 for a permit to build his canal. It started out with a guard gate opposite the dam and ran for 3/4 of a mile to the south. There also was a lock. Towpaths ran along the north bank. Up until 1849 he had a permit for the canal and he was allowed to collect tolls. He improved it in 1831. The state took over the rights in 1849. The state relocated and rebuilt the lock in stone in 1863. In 1864 the lower end of the Baldwin Canal was lengthened and a new lift lock was built leading to deep water. The guard lock was rebuilt in 1866. After completion of the Barge Canal the Baldwin Canal was used only as a raceway for power. The state transferred the title to the Village of Baldwinsville in 1964 and the Village filled it in in 1965. It had become, in later years, an unsanitary, stagnant ditch, serving only for the purpose of a storm sewer. The antique Baldwin Canal had its day and then disappeared from view.
Baldwin Canal - Baldwinsville, NY
Only this monument allows that the Baldwin Canal ever existed here in Baldwinsville. The marker sits on the site of the original towpath. The founder of this canal was Dr. Jonas Baldwin. He applied to the state in 1809 for a permit to build his canal. It started out with a guard gate opposite the dam and ran for 3/4 of a mile to the south. There also was a lock. Towpaths ran along the north bank. Up until 1849 he had a permit for the canal and he was allowed to collect tolls. He improved it in 1831. The state took over the rights in 1849. The state relocated and rebuilt the lock in stone in 1863. In 1864 the lower end of the Baldwin Canal was lengthened and a new lift lock was built leading to deep water. The guard lock was rebuilt in 1866. After completion of the Barge Canal the Baldwin Canal was used only as a raceway for power. The state transferred the title to the Village of Baldwinsville in 1964 and the Village filled it in in 1965. It had become, in later years, an unsanitary, stagnant ditch, serving only for the purpose of a storm sewer. The antique Baldwin Canal had its day and then disappeared from view.