Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 17
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 17 is a ruins in Cohoes, Albany, New York. Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 17 is situated nearby to Saint Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, as well as near Col. Robert R. Craner Veterans Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cohoes High School and Van Schaick House.
Cohoes High School
School
Cohoes High School is a public high school located in Cohoes, Albany County, New York, U.S, and is the only high school operated by the Cohoes City School District. Cohoes High School is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 17.
Van Schaick House
Museum
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Van Schaick House is a historic home located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It was built about 1735 for Anthony Van Schaick, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling with a gambrel roof. Van Schaick House is situated 1½ miles southeast of Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 17.
Matton Shipyard
Historic site
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Matton Shipyard is a historic shipyard and canal boat service yard located on Van Schaick Island at Cohoes in Albany County, New York. It consists of eight extant buildings, various surviving features, and archaeological remains dating to the period 1916 to 1983 when the site functioned as a shipyard, repair facility, and towboat operation on the New York State Barge Canal and Champlain Canal. Matton Shipyard is situated 1½ miles east of Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 17.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crescent Station and Boght Corners.
Crescent Station
Hamlet
Crescent Station is a hamlet of the town of Colonie in Albany County, New York, United States that straddles US Route 9. Crescent Station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 17.
Boght Corners
Village
Boght Corners is a hamlet in the town of Colonie in northern Albany County, New York, United States, that straddles U.S. Route 9. The corners that give the hamlet its name are found at the intersection of Route 9 and Boght Road, near the Boght Community Fire District's station. Boght Corners is situated 1½ miles west of Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 17.
Dunsbach Ferry
Hamlet
Dunsbach Ferry is a hamlet of the town of Colonie, in Albany County, New York, United States. The hamlet sits to the east of, and below, the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge, where Interstate 87 crosses the Mohawk River. Dunsbach Ferry is situated 2½ miles west of Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 17.
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 17
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cohoes, Albany, Capital District, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.78268° or 42° 46′ 58″ northLongitude
-73.71003° or 73° 42′ 36″ westOpen location code
87J8Q7MQ+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 8361200190OpenStreetMap feature
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