Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal
Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal is a historic Erie Canal lock located at Rotterdam in Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1841-1842 as part of the First Enlargement.Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Via Port Rotterdam and Isle of the Senecas.
Via Port Rotterdam
Shopping center
Photo: Geotek, Public domain.
Via Port Rotterdam, formerly Rotterdam Square, is a shopping mall located in Rotterdam, New York, United States. When it opened, the mall was originally called Rotterdam Square and owned by Wilmorite Properties until 2005, when Wilmorite was acquired by The Macerich Company, who then took over ownership and management of most of their properties. Via Port Rotterdam is situated 1 mile south of Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal.
Isle of the Senecas
Islet
Isle of the Senecas, also called Little Island, is an island in the Mohawk River south of Scotia in Schenectady County, New York.
Abraham Glen House
Historic building
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abraham Glen House is located on Mohawk Avenue in Scotia, New York, United States. It is a white frame house from the 18th century that is currently used as the local branch of the Schenectady County public library system. Abraham Glen House is situated 1½ miles east of Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scotia and Downtown Schenectady.
Scotia
Village
Scotia is a village in Schenectady County, New York, United States, incorporated in 1904. The population was 7,272 at the 2020 census. Scotia is part of the town of Glenville, and is connected with the city of Schenectady by the Western Gateway Bridge over the Mohawk River.
Downtown Schenectady
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downtown Schenectady is the central business district for the city of Schenectady, New York. It originated in the 1820s with the moving of the commercial and industrial interests east from the original 17th and 18th century settlement, spurred on by the development of the Erie Canal. Downtown Schenectady is situated 2½ miles east of Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal.
Schenectady
Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schenectady, once called the city that lights and hauls the world, is in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Approximately 20 minutes from New York's capital of Albany, Schenectady is best known as the birthplace of General Electric and for Proctor's Theater.
Enlarged Double Lock No. 23, Old Erie Canal
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23, Old Erie Canal”
- Categories: lock and recreation area
- Location: Town of Rotterdam, Schenectady, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.82159° or 42° 49′ 18″ northLongitude
-73.98722° or 73° 59′ 14″ westOpen location code
87J8R2C7+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1339736743OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5379048
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23 and Town of Rotterdam Water Treatment Plant.
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