Historical Marker
Farm Operations
Historical marker location:
Kinderhook, New York
( Marker is on Old Post Road, on the right when traveling south.)
Martin Van Buren NatÂ’l Hist Site.
The Erie Canal, which opened in 1825 and connects the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, was originally mocked as "Clinton's Folly" after Governor DeWitt Clinton, who championed the project. However, the canal became an economic boon for New York and helped turn the state into a major commercial center.