The Cheese Business

Historical marker location:

Little Falls, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of South Anne Street and Albany Street, on the right when traveling north on South Anne Street.)

Supplying the Demand.

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.