Erie Canal Connections Within Mount Hope Cemetery
January 27, 2019 |
The New York Museum of Transportation continues its Sunday WinterFun 2019 series with a presentation by museum Trustee Nancy Uffindell on connections between the Erie Canal and Rochester's Mount Hope Cemetery. Ms Uffindell's illustrated talk will take place on Sunday, January 27, at 12:00 noon. The presentation is free with the family friendly admission of $4 adults and $3 for youths age 3 – 12.
The Erie Canal made Rochester America's first boom town! Mount Hope Cemetery is now the permanent residence of early boatyard owners, boat builders, basin proprietors, bridge builders, surveyors, tool makers and others who comprise the Rochester connection to the legendary waterway.
Ms Uffindell will share her research that made possible the cemetery's listing on the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.
The many trolley cars, steam locomotive, and fire truck at the New York Museum of Transportation will all be doing their part to illustrate transportation history in “hands-on” fashion, while numerous exhibits of photos, models and artwork are sure to delight visitors of all ages. An exhibit of the Midtown Plaza Monorail is the museum's newest vehicle for telling our area's transportation story. The museum is open Sundays only, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is located at 6393 East River Road, West Henrietta, NY. Take I-390 south to exit 11, NY Rt. 251 West, then 1 mile north on East River Road. www.nymtmuseum.org (585) 533-1113.
Contact for this release: Jim Dierks, 473-5508 (accompanying photo shows canal boats near Monroe Avenue in Rochester. It is from the museum's collection and is cleared for publication)
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New York Museum of Transportation |
6393 East River Road
West Henrietta, NY |
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dierks66@frontiernet.net |
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