Historical Marker
Camp Hillhouse
Historical marker location:
255 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Crittenden Boulevard and Castleman Road, on the left when traveling west on Crittenden Boulevard.)
Marker installed: 1961
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.