Four Miles Along the Towpath: South Greece on the Erie Canal
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The Erie Canal flows through the southern border of Greece, New York, but without a canal port village, many residents and visitors do not realize the impact the historic waterway had on the town. In fact, back in the mid-to-late 1800s, the hamlet of South Greece, often referred to as Henpeck, had a thriving port complete with at least three grocery stores, a post office, schoolhouse, fruit drying house, warehouse, blacksmith shop, homes, doctors’ offices, train depot, flower seed farm, and in the early 20th century, a functioning lock.
To bring attention to the Erie Canal in Greece, the Greece Historical Society will present its main Erie Canal 200 event: “Four Miles Along the Towpath: South Greece on the Erie Canal” on Saturday, August 16 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Towpath Shelter and the Erie Canal Trail at Greece Canal Park, 241 Elmgrove Road in Greece. Participants can walk along the towpath as docents introduce them to the thriving canal port of Henpeck in South Greece. Exhibits and family activities will be located in the Towpath Shelter. Copies of “A Heritage Trail Passport: South Greece on the Erie Canal,” a self-guided booklet of key locations associated with the Canal, will also be available.
The event is free and open to the public.
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