- Mohawk Towpath Byway
The Byway is a series of local, county, and state highways between Waterford and Cohoes and Schenectady along the Mohawk River and historic Erie Canal in upstate New York. The Byway tells the story of the waterway west and its many layers of history from native American times, through Erie Canal and the role our communities played in the industrial revolution and the westward expansion of the country.
Built on local grass roots enthusiasm the Byway was added to a network of New York State scenic byways in July 2003 [Mohawk Towpath Byway Corridor Management Plan, 2003.] . It gained the designation as one of America's BywaysR in September 2005 [Daily Gazette, "Mohawk Path Gets Federal Designation", by Pam Allen, 9/27/2003.] [Times Union, "Historic Citation for Road", by Dennis Yusko, 9/27/2005.] [Community News, Mohawk Towpath Receives National Designation at Washington Ceremony, by Glenn Griffith, 9/30/2005.] . The name is derived from the River and Native American people. "Towpath" comes from that period of canal history when canal vessels moved principally by draft animals, mostly mules, that pulled craft from the path atop the side berm of the canal. [Mohawk Towpath Byway Corridor Management Plan, 2003.]
References
ee also
# New York State Highway Law, Section349-dd as amended by Chapter 138 of the Laws of 2003.
# Daily Gazette, "Mohawk Path Gets Federal Designation", by Pam Allen, 9/27/2003.
# Times Union, "Historic Citation for Road", by Dennis Yusko, 9/27/2005.
# Community News, "Mohawk Towpath Receives National Designation at Washington Ceremony", by Glenn Griffith, 9/30/2005.
# Mohawk Towpath Byway Corridor Management Plan, 2003.
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