Lock 6 Canal State Park

Lock 6 Canal State Park is a park in Town of Waterford, Saratoga, New York. Lock 6 Canal State Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Crescent Station, as well as near the town Halfmoon.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Matton Shipyard and Cohoes Public Library.

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 2 miles southeast of Lock 6 Canal State Park.

Cohoes Public Library

Library

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Cohoes Public Library is situated 2 miles south of Lock 6 Canal State Park.

Crescent Bridge

Bridge

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Crescent Bridge is a 1,229-foot bridge over the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal. It is in Crescent, New York, a hamlet in the town of Halfmoon in southern Saratoga County on the northern side of the Mohawk River. Crescent Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Lock 6 Canal State Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crescent Station and Halfmoon.

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.

Halfmoon

Town

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Halfmoon is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 25,662 at the 2020 census. The town is named for the shape of the lower elevation land north of the junction of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers. Halfmoon is situated 1½ miles north of Lock 6 Canal State Park.