UPPER HUDSON
Glens Falls Feeder Canal
Glens Falls, NY 12801
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Phone: 518-792-5363 Email: [email protected]
Historical Description:
“The construction of the old Champlain Canal was begun in 1817. The canal officially opened to boat traffic in 1822. It provided direct access for freight and passenger boats from Lake Champlain at Whitehall to Fort Edward on the Hudson River, completing an inland route from the St. Lawrence River to the docks of New York City. The first feeder canal was dug about 1822 , at the foot of Fort Edward hill, to direct water from the Hudson River one half mile east to the Champlain Canal. When a flood destroyed part of the dam across the Hudson River at Fort Edward, the feeder canal failed to provide sufficient water. In 1824, a new dam was built across the Hudson River upstream from Wings Falls (now Glens Falls) and the Feeder Canal was begun. It ran seven miles eastward to join the Champlain Canal, guaranteeing adequate water at its summit.”
The Site:
“The Glens Falls Feeder Canal trail is a 9 mile trail suitable for walking from the Feeder Dam in Queensbury to McIntyre Park in Fort Edward.”