London Plane

Historical marker location:

250 Washington Walk, Brooklyn, New York

( Marker can be reached from Myrtle Avenue just west of Washington Park, on the right when traveling east.)

<i>Platanus x acerifolia</i>. Fort Greene Park Tree Trail.

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.